TY - JOUR
AU - Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo
AU - Rabe, Adrian
AU - Ekpenyong, Aniekan
AU - Okereke, Melody
AU - Ouma Atieno, Sarah
AU - Amos, Oladunni Abimbola
AU - Micheal, Alumuku Iordepuun
AU - Olayemi, Amusile
AU - Olaoye, Damilola Quazeem
AU - Adeola, Bamisaiye
AU - Mustapha, Abdulhafeez Ayodele
AU - Lucero-Prisno III, Don Eliseo
PY - 2021
DA - February
TI - Towards 90-90-90 Target: COVID-19 and HIV Response in Africa
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology
VL - 7
DO - https://doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510191
AB - As cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise, so are the concerns of the effects this pandemic could have on people living with HIV. In response to the pandemic, measures have been put in place by African governments to limit the spread of the virus. We examine the impact of these measures on ensuring progress towards the HIV advocacy of "90-90-90" by 2020, i.e., 90% of all people living with HIV will know their status, 90% of people diagnosed will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 90% of people receiving ART will have viral suppression all by the end of 2020. COVID-19 arrival on the continent and measures implemented have a significant effect on the control of HIV epidemic and the achievement of the 90-90-90 goals. It is therefore essential that African health stakeholders continue to advance efforts to ensure access to HIV care services is sustained during this COVID-19 pandemic.
PB - ClinMed International Library
UR - https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/311385/
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER