November/December 2020: HIV self-testing kits in rural Lesotho proves a promising strategy to increase testing coverage in certain groups.

Dec 11, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): A cluster-randomised trial. Published in: Lancet HIV. 2020;7(11):e752-e761....

October 2020: Community-based antiretroviral therapy versus standard clinic-based services for HIV in South Africa and Uganda (DO ART): a randomized trial

Nov 18, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Community-based antiretroviral therapy versus standard clinic-based services for HIV in South Africa and Uganda (DO ART): a randomised trial. Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(10):e1305-e1315....

September 2020: Community-wide HIV testing, linkage, and tracing intervention shown to move Bukoba, Tanzania, toward the 90-90-90 targets

Sep 30, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Community-wide HIV testing, linkage case management, and defaulter tracing in Bukoba, Tanzania: Pre-intervention and post-intervention, population-based survey evaluation Published in:Lancet HIV. 2020. Published online Sept 1....

August 2020: New PrEP Drug Effective for Populations At-Risk for HIV Acquisition

Aug 25, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide vs emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (DISCOVER): Primary results from a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, active-controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority...

June/July 2020: Impact of community-based multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral treatment on HIV patient retention and viral load suppression

Jul 6, 2020

Article and Study Summary: Outcomes of Three- Versus Six-Monthly Dispensing of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) for Stable HIV Patients in Community ART Refill Groups: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Zimbabwe Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020;84(2):162-172....

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