Estimating HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa.

Over the past 3 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health systems in sub-Saharan Africa that were already highly burdened by other infectious diseases such as HIV. 1 Feldman C Zamparini J A collision of pandemics: HIV and COVID-19. Lancet HIV. 2022; 9: e453-e454 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1) Google Scholar Although substantial progress has been made in reducing new HIV infections globally, Africa is still disproportionately affected, accounting for two-thirds of all people living with HIV. 2 UNAIDSIn Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update. https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/2022-global-aids-update_en.pdfDate: 2022 Date accessed: November 10, 2022 Google Scholar The global target to achieve 95% of HIV testing, treatment, and controlled viral suppression by 2030 requires nuanced and innovative ways of understanding HIV transmission dynamics at the national, regional, and subregional levels, and availability of new treatments and preventive strategies on a broad scale. Adult HIV-1 incidence across 15 high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2015 to 2019: a pooled analysis of nationally representative dataHIV-1 incidence and number of new infections differed by age, sex, and subregion. Approaches for risk stratification are needed to guide comprehensive HIV-1 prevention. Full-Text PDF