Introduction HIV testing and counselling (HTC) serves public health in addition to clinical purposes. HTC is a dual prevention strategy which reduces risk of HIV exposure and onward transmission at the same time. Diagnosis of HIV-infected persons and referral to HIV care can achieve effective targeted prevention through appropriate treatment, behavioural interventions and identification of […]
Introduction Public health surveillance is the continuous, systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data needed for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice. It can serve as an early warning system for impending public health emergencies, document the impact of an intervention, track progress towards specified goals, monitor and clarify the epidemiology […]
Introduction In the past, efforts to prevent HIV infection have focused on reducing HIV infection risk among individuals with HIV negative or unknown status, which is often referred to as primary HIV prevention. With the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are living longer and leading healthier lives. […]
Introduction Antiretroviral therapy plays a key role in the clinical management of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).[Chapter C10] Application of antiretroviral therapy, as evidenced in studies demonstrating impacts on virus transmission, is complementing behavioural intervention as a new approach to HIV prevention referred as biomedical HIV prevention.[1] In practice, antiretrovirals (ARV) are an integral part […]
