Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income countries by Rennie Stuart, Behets Frieda

“…Recent AIDS treatment initiatives such as the UNAIDS and WHO "3 by 5" programme aim to rectify this symptom of global injustice. …”
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Viral suppression among adolescents on HIV treatment in the Sedibeng District, Gauteng province by Sibongile Mabizela, Brian van Wyk

“…Conclusion: Adolescent viral suppression of 74% is higher than in comparable sites, but still way too short of the UNAIDS target of 90%. We recommend adherence support for adolescents to achieve viral suppression. …”
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Estimating HIV incidence over a decade in Zimbabwe: A comparison of the catalytic and Farrington models. by Rutendo Beauty Birri Makota, Eustasius Musenge

“…The limits of agreement observed in the Bland-Altman plot were narrow for all plots, indicating that our model estimates were comparable to cohort estimates. Compared to UNAIDS estimates, the catalytic model predicted a progressive increase in HIV incidence for males throughout all survey years. …”
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A national HIV clinical mentorship program: Enabling Zambia to accelerate control of the HIV epidemic. by Mary Adetinuke Boyd, Sombo Fwoloshi, Peter A Minchella, James Simpungwe, Terence Siansalama, Danielle T Barradas, Minesh Shah, Lloyd Mulenga, Simon Agolory

“…Providing consistently excellent HIV services at all ART health facilities is critical for achieving the UNAIDS 90/90/90 targets and controlling the HIV epidemic in Zambia. …”
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A national HIV clinical mentorship program: Enabling Zambia to accelerate control of the HIV epidemic by Mary Adetinuke Boyd, Sombo Fwoloshi, Peter A. Minchella, James Simpungwe, Terence Siansalama, Danielle T. Barradas, Minesh Shah, Lloyd Mulenga, Simon Agolory

“…Providing consistently excellent HIV services at all ART health facilities is critical for achieving the UNAIDS 90/90/90 targets and controlling the HIV epidemic in Zambia. …”
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Molecular Genetics of Retrovirus Replication by Judith G. Levin, Karin Musier-Forsyth, Alan Rein

“…Despite the availability of effective anti-HIV drug therapy, according to UNAIDS estimates, 1 [...]…”
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Next-generation sequencing and HIV drug resistance surveillance by Hamers, R, Paredes, R

“…Circulating drug-resistant HIV-1 variants in antiretroviral-naive populations are on the rise in regions where access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has recently been scaled up, particularly in low-income and middleincome countries (LMICs).1,2 This increase threatens the success of national ART programmes and the achievability of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 treatment goals for AIDS.3…”

Limited awareness of HIV Status hinders uptake of treatment among female sex workers and sexually exploited adolescents in Wau and Yambio, South Sudan by Alex Bolo, Patrick Ochira, Avi J. Hakim, Joel Katoro, Sudhir Bunga, Richard Lako, Victoria Anib, Golda Caesar Arkangelo, Brenda Nyokani Lobojo, Alfred G. Okiria

“…HTS provided entry into the UNAIDS 90-90-90 cascade of care. We conducted a cross-sectional biobehavioural survey (BBS) to determine HIV prevalence and progress towards UNAIDS 90-90-90 cascade targets among this population in South Sudan. …”
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Financing HIV programming: how much should low- and middle-income countries and their donors pay? by Omar Galárraga, Veronika J Wirtz, Yared Santa-Ana-Tellez, Eline L Korenromp

“…We develop a country classification framework in terms of actual versus expected national domestic funding, considering resource needs and donor financing. With UNAIDS and World Bank data, we examine domestic and donor HIV program funding in relation to need in 84 low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Prioritizing resources for treatment of HIV/AIDS in resource poor settings by Denis Mali

“…Prevalence among key populations is not clearly understood because of lack of data. UNAIDS has classified South Sudan as having a generalized epidemic…”
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Publications from International Organizations on Public Health by Annarita Barbaro

“…The Publications from International Organizations on Public Health section includes a wider selection of the most recent publications edited by the main international organizations active in the field of public health, such as: the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the World Health Organization (WHO).…”
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WTO, Compulsory Export Licences and Indian Patent Law by Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman

“…A 2005 publication of UNAIDS, AIDS in Africa: Three Scenarios to 2025, contains several moving stories about HIV/AIDS in Africa, describing how the AIDS epidemic in Africa could evolve over the next 20 years.2 The scenarios set out to answer one central question: over the next 20 years, what factors will drive Africa’s and the world’s responses to the AIDS epidemic, and what kind of future will there be for the next generation? …”
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AIDS and It's Implications for Anaesthesiologists by Dr. Sarita Janweja

“…According to UNAIDS/WHO estimates, 11 men, women and children around the world were infected per minute during 1998 (nearly six million). …”
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Trends and factors associated with initiation of HIV treatment among PLHIV in Jamaica, 2015-2019. by Anya Cushnie, Ralf Reintjes, J Peter Figueroa, Miia Artama

“…In order to achieve the UNAIDS targets, there is a need to also increase the number of diagnosed PLHIV retained on treatment in Jamaica. …”
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Cabenuva: A breakthrough in HIV/AIDS treatment by Duaa Zafar

“…Indeed, this regimen may assist in combating the high dropout rates from previous treatments and offer more choices to patients so that Pakistan achieves its UNAIDS goal by 2030. …”
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WTO, Compulsory Export Licences and Indian Patent Law by Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman

“…A 2005 publication of UNAIDS, AIDS in Africa: Three Scenarios to 2025, contains several moving stories about HIV/AIDS in Africa, describing how the AIDS epidemic in Africa could evolve over the next 20 years.2 The scenarios set out to answer one central question: over the next 20 years, what factors will drive Africa’s and the world’s responses to the AIDS epidemic, and what kind of future will there be for the next generation? …”
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Memories and Records: Thoughts on <i>The Vaccine Archive</i> by Vicki Sung-yeon Kwon, Lathika Sritharan

“…They share challenges and accomplishments of collaborating with multidisciplinary participants and mounting an art exhibition at the UNAIDS building. As Canadians of Asian ethnic and cultural background, Kwon and Sritharan contemplate how vaccines are differently remembered in the Global North and the Global South.…”
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Designing a Local Policy to Reduce HIV in Mexico City by Mayar Al Mohajer

“…The Joint United Nations Program on human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS) has recommended 90–90–90 goals to increase the number of patients who are aware of their status, on antiretroviral therapy, and have undetectable viral loads. …”
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HIV Drug Resistance Mutations and Subtype Profiles among Pregnant Women of Ho Chi Minh City, South Vietnam by Yulia V. Ostankova, Alexandr N. Shchemelev, Huynh Hoang Khanh Thu, Vladimir S. Davydenko, Diana E. Reingardt, Elena N. Serikova, Elena B. Zueva, Areg A. Totolian

“…According to the latest data released by UNAIDS, the global number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2021 was 38.4 million, with 1.5 million new HIV infections. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF 3-BENZOYLBENZOFURANS AND THEIR METHYLATED AND PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR POTENTIAL INHIBITION OF HIV-1 REPLICATION by S. Khuzwayo, M. Selepe, D. Meyer, N. Gama

“…Intro: Approximately 38.4 million people were living with HIV in 2021, with 650 000 AIDS-related deaths reported globally (UNAIDS updates 2022). Antiretrovirals are the combination of drugs against multiple stages of infections and are the most effective HIV treatment currently available (Ma et al., 2021). …”
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