Fight blesser culture to fight the HIV pandemic, says expert

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Fight blesser culture to fight the HIV pandemic, says expert
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'These complex relationships put young girls in dangerous situations.'

To reach the UN's goal that 90% of people with HIV must know their status, 90% of people with HIV must be on antiretroviral treatment, and 90% of people on treatment must be virally suppressed, she said.

“In the past two months, we’ve seen a 100% initiation on to antiretroviral treatment for patients who have screened positive using the self-screening kits,” Bassett said. “If your result is positive, you will be required to see a counsellor and take a confirmatory test,” said Bassett. “This ensures that your test result is correct. If positive, you will be initiated on to ART treatment as soon as possible.”

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