Monitoring of progress towards 90-90-90 blighted by poor quality reporting
www.aidsmap.com - Only six countries, representing just 2% of the global HIV burden, have high quality data reporting on the HIV care continuum and progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target, investigators report in PLOS Medicine.
The study also showed that only nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa have surveillance data for viral suppression. Globally, an estimated 48% of all HIV-positive individuals are now on antiretroviral therapy (ART), with 40% of all people with HIV virally suppressed.
“Our findings suggest that the substantial investment in expanding access to HIV diagnosis and treatment has resulted in significant progress towards the 90-90-90 target,” comment the investigators. “The review also highlights that despite this investment, there is a lack of complete data available in the pubic domain coupled with a nonstandardized approach to determining national continua.” The authors assert that standardised monitoring and evaluation would improve use of scarce resources towards achieving the 90-90-90 target through improved transparency, accountability and efficiency.