ART - antiretroviral therapy
Jan 19, 2017 | Stories from the Field
Lesotho has the second highest HIV prevalence in the world and over 70 percent of tuberculosis (TB) patients are HIV-positive. Lesotho’s many migrant mine workers are at particularly high risk of acquiring TB and HIV due to working conditions in the mines and other...
Jan 11, 2017 | Stories from the Field
As Angola lays the groundwork for implementing WHO’s test and start guidelines, the Government of Angola and its partners are working to streamline processes so that already overburdened health facilities can accommodate the increased numbers of patients on ART....
Oct 28, 2016 | Stories from the Field
In Myanmar, only one-half of all people living with HIV have access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART). One of the factors impacting access is that publicly-funded HIV services are provided at central hospitals located in larger states, requiring patients...
Aug 1, 2016 | News
In June 2016, ICAP partnered with Swaziland’s Ministry of Health and PEPFAR to convene a three-day workshop to explore the practical challenges of scaling up routine viral load testing in sub-Saharan Africa for people on antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV. The...
Apr 28, 2016 | Stories from the Field
In 2011, a global plan was launched to reduce new HIV infections among children. That same year, Cameroon was identified as one of the priority countries with a high rate of maternal transmission of HIV. It was estimated that only 53 percent of pregnant women living...
