Overcoming challenges across the HIV care continuum in the Asia-Pacific region: expert recommendations
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: ⇒ Even with effective prevention and treatment measures, HIV continues to require urgent action in the Asia-Pacific region to identify those living with HIV and those at high risk of acquiring HIV, and improve their linkage to HIV testing and medical care.⇒ To facilitate this effort, an expert panel was formed that included HIV care providers and researchers, community organisation leaders, and patient advocates in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.⇒ The panel identified four critical focus areas to end HIV as a public health threat in the region: (1) stigma and discrimination; (2) HIV prevention; (3) HIV testing, diagnosis and treatment; and (4) quality of life of people living with HIV.⇒ This commentary summarises the challenges surrounding these focus areas and provides recommendations to improve the HIV care continuum in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as examples of previously successful interventions.
Source: BMJ Global Health
Institutions: Yonsei University, Yonsei University Health System
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,679
OpenAlex ID: W4383068856