The future of HIV testing in eastern and southern Africa: Broader scope, targeted services

Anna Grimsrud; Lynne Wilkinson; Peter Ehrenkranz; Stephanie Behel; Thato Chidarikire; Tina Chisenga; Rachel Golin; Cheryl Case Johnson; Maureen Milanga; Obinna Onyekwena; Maaya Sundaram; Vincent Wong; Rachel Baggaley

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004182

The future of HIV testing in eastern and southern Africa: Broader scope, targeted services

PLoS Med. 2023 Mar 14;20(3):e1004182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004182. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Anna Grimsrud¹, Lynne Wilkinson^{1

2}, Peter Ehrenkranz³, Stephanie Behel⁴, Thato Chidarikire⁵, Tina Chisenga⁶, Rachel Golin^{7

8}, Cheryl Case Johnson⁹, Maureen Milanga¹⁰, Obinna Onyekwena¹¹, Maaya Sundaram³, Vincent Wong⁸, Rachel Baggaley⁹

Affiliations

¹ IAS-International AIDS Society, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
² University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
⁴ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
⁵ South Africa National Department of Health, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
⁶ Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia.
⁷ Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, Washington DC, United States of America.
⁸ United States Agency for International Development, Washington DC, United States of America.
⁹ World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Health GAP, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹¹ The Global Fund, Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

In this Policy Forum, Anna Grimsrud and colleagues discuss the future of HIV testing in eastern and southern Africa, using insights gleaned from a 2021 expert consultation.

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Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Africa, Eastern / epidemiology
Africa, Southern / epidemiology
HIV Infections* / diagnosis
HIV Infections* / epidemiology
HIV Testing
Humans

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MeSH terms

Grants and funding