Redefining HIV care

A path toward sustainability post-Unaids 95-95-95 targets

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ID22070183
AutoresGodfrey Musuka (0000-0001-9077-4429), Enos Moyo (0000-0002-1827-9551, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Diego F Cuadros (0000-0001-7060-4203, University of Cincinnati), Diego Cuadros (0000-0002-9898-3476), Helena Herrera (0000-0003-0107-8128, University of Portsmouth), Tafadzwa Dzinamarira (0000-0002-9929-5739, University of Pretoria, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume11
Páginas1273720-1273720
Data de publicação2023-10-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1273720
PMID37927857
OpenAlexW4387779020
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas23

In 2021, around 38 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV) globally. In the same year, the number of new HIV infections worldwide was 1.5 million, while 650,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses. Low and middle-income nations (LMICs), especially those in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), have been hardest hit by the HIV epidemic. Apart from the death toll, the epidemic severely impacted LMICs’ health systems. The HIV epidemic led to a shortage of healthcare workers (HCWs) in LMICs due to death and absenteeism from work as a result of HIV-related illnesses, especially in the years before the introduction of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Before ART, opportunistic diseases such as cryptococcal meningitis, diarrhoeal disorders, and tuberculosis significantly increased the demand for healthcare. As patients stayed in hospitals longer due to opportunistic infections, the need for hospital beds increased. The increased demand for healthcare also led to an increase in overall healthcare costs. In many countries, especially the LMICs, the health expenditure on HIV escalated, which had a knock-on effect, reducing spending on non-HIV diseases

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