Scale-Up of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy and Estimation of Averted Infections and HIV-Related Deaths - Uganda, 2004-2022

On January 28, 2003, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, was announced.* In April 2004, the first person in the world to receive PEPFAR-supported antiretroviral therapy (ART) was a man aged 34...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2023-01, Vol.72 (4), p.90-94
Hauptverfasser: Dirlikov, Emilio, Kamoga, Joseph, Talisuna, Stella Alamo, Namusobya, Jennifer, Kasozi, Daniel E, Akao, Juliet, Birabwa, Estella, Ward, Jennifer A, Elur, Bill, Shiraishi, Ray W, Corcoran, Carl, Vasireddy, Vamsi, Nelson, Richard, Nelson, Lisa J, Borgman, Mary, Magongo, Eleanor Namusoke, Kisaakye, Linda Nabitaka, Katureebe, Cordelia, Kirungi, Wilford, Musinguzi, Joshua
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Zusammenfassung:On January 28, 2003, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, was announced.* In April 2004, the first person in the world to receive PEPFAR-supported antiretroviral therapy (ART) was a man aged 34 years in Uganda. Effective ART reduces morbidity and mortality among persons with HIV infection (1) and prevents both mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) (2) and sexual transmission once viral load is suppressed to undetectable levels (
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7204a2