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HIV self-tests improve “door-to-door” testing campaigns – News-Medical.Net

Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year.

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 12 2020
Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year. The main burden of HIV/AIDS falls on Africa. To contain the epidemic, innovative methods are needed to enable early diagnosis of all those affected.
A Basel research group has now been able to significantly improve the success of “door-to-door” testing campaigns thanks to HIV self-tests.
In 2019, around 38 million people worldwide wer…

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