12 March 2021
Rolling out home-based testing and universal treatment for HIV is cost-effective and can cut the incidence of cases in high-prevalence communities.
These are the findings of a major HIV-prevention study involving more than one million people in Zambia and South Africa, published in
HIV/AIDS continues to cause a devastating burden globally. Unfortunately, having highly effective medical treatments does not mean they reach those who need them most. Dr Katharina Hauck Study author
Using modelling of HIV incidence and the cost of the interventions, researchers found that widespread home-testing for HIV and the onward referral and treatment of positive cases, can be delivered at an annual cost of less than $8 per person.
Universal Test and Trace for HIV cost-effective in high prevalence regions
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Universal test and treat an economically efficient strategy to help control HIV epidemic in southern Africa
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James Buck Burlington School District employee Jennifer Trapani holding up the computer so students cooking remotely can see chef Cheryl Niedzwiecki making this month s Jr. Iron Chef VT recipe On the afternoon of February 15 at St. Mark Catholic Church in Burlington s New North End, three Burlington School District employees were juggling laptops, video cameras and root vegetables. The church has provided a temporary home to the Burlington Technical Center s culinary arts program and the district s afterschool cooking activities while the high school addresses cancer-causing chemicals found on its campus. But wherever they take place, the district s cooking extracurriculars would normally involve months of recipe development and practice runs by teams preparing for the annual Jr. Iron Chef VT statewide culinary competition, now in