HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring

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These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of HIV infection, the care of people living with HIV and the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. This edition updates the 2016 WHO consolidated guidelines, including updates and guidelines produced since.

The new UNAIDS 2025 targets place people living with HIV and communities at risk at the centre of the response and call for 95% of all people living with HIV knowing their HIV status, 95% who know their HIV-positive status initiating treatment and 95% of those receiving treatment having suppressed viral loads. They set clear targets for removing the societal
and legal barriers to accessing services and emphasize the importance of integrating the
HIV response with efforts to achieve universal health coverage as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The primary audience for these guidelines is national HIV programme managers in low- and middle-income countries. The guidelines will also be a useful resource for clinicians and other health-care providers, especially those working in primary care services that are the first point of contact for recipients of care. The guidelines will also be of interest to national HIV treatment advisory boards, national HIV and TB programme managers, community- and faith- based organizations and international and bilateral agencies and organizations that provide technical and financial support to HIV programmes in resource-limited settings.

The guidelines will also be of value to people living with HIV, communities and civil society organizations, which will need to be engaged meaningfully to support their successful implementation.