Reaching Impact, Saturation, and Epidemic Control (RISE) is a multi-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist countries to respond to HIV, COVID-19, and mpox health emergencies. A global consortium led by Jhpiego, RISE is implemented in Burundi by ICAP at Columbia University to support the government in achieving HIV epidemic control, working across the HIV prevention, care, and treatment cascade to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.

From 2019 to 2024, RISE—in collaboration with key partners—provided HIV care and treatment services across 188 health facilities (HF) in 25 districts and eight provinces of Burundi. Over the course of the program, Burundi made remarkable progress in reaching the UNAIDS targets and is poised to be the first African francophone country to achieve sustained HIV epidemic control. By 2023, 93 percent of people living with HIV had been diagnosed, 99 percent of those diagnosed were on antiretroviral treatment (ART), and 93 percent of those on ART had a suppressed viral load (VL). Person-centered care catalyzed RISE Burundi’s impressive success. Differentiated service delivery tailored to the individual worked to ensure that no person at high risk of or living with HIV would face limited access to or long-term use of HIV prevention, care, and treatment.