T benefits of early antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the individual and society are well-established.1,2 A necessary first step to realising these benefits is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status awareness, followed by accessing and maintaining HIV treatment. The ambitious target of UNAIDS and the World Health Organization is for 90% of people living with HIV knowing their status, 90% of H...

1 South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch, South Africa 2 UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa Correspondence to [email protected] Abstract The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has set a new 90-90-90 global target for the coverage of anti-retroviral therapy (ART...

INTRODUCTION In 2014 the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS defined the ambitious 90-90-90 targets for 2020, in which 90% of people living with HIV must be diagnosed, 90% of those diagnosed should be on sustained therapy and 90% of those on therapy should have an undetectable viral load. Children are considered to be a key focus population for these targets. This review will highlight k...

INTRODUCTION The number of children less than 15 years estimated to be living with HIV globally approximated 3.2 million in 2013. Young people aged 15 to 24 years living with HIV approximated 4 million. The survival of these children and adolescents into adulthood poses new and urgent challenges of transition from the paediatric to adolescent to adult healthcare settings due to emerging develop...

INTRODUCTION The remarkable expansion in availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) over the past two decades has transformed HIV infection into a manageable chronic condition. People with HIV infection now live long and healthy lives on treatment that is simpler, safer and cheaper. According to UNAIDS estimates, the global coverage of ART reached 46% in 2015, resulting in a 26% decrease in a...