Advocates brief for No Time to Wait

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Point-of-care diagnostic machines are a critical breakthrough in HIV early infant diagnosis. In the countries where they are being used, they are already saving the lives of infants living with HIV. The technology has been shown to work, we know it is cost-effective, now is the time to scale up - all HIV-exposed infants should have access to point-of-care diagnosis.

The Global Fund (GF) proposal development process and the USA President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) country operational plan (COP) processes are taking place right now – they are important opportunities to - all HIV-exposed infants should have access to point-of-care diagnosis (POC EID).