From testing to treatment, the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered global efforts to fight HIV.
Countries were advised that they could use the emergency funds three ways: for COVID-specific purposes (eg, diagnostics, oxygen, personal protective equipment; to support existing HIV, tuberculosis, andprograms, or for getting them back on track; and for so-called"health system fixes," such as investing in data systems to track COVID, HIV, and other core diseases, as well as the community workforce.
"The self-test is important for two reasons, not just because you are trying to find people with HIV, but also, when people know that they're negative, they know what they can or should do to stay negative," she said."It's quite a powerful motivator.
Beyrer says he is also concerned about the convergence of HIV and tuberculosis in already overburdened, fragile health care systems."Globally, the number-one cause of death for peopleis TB, and of course, it's highly transmissible. So, in many high-burden countries, children are exposed, typically from household members early on, and so the number of people with latent TB infection is just enormous.
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