Gaborone to host HIV cure study next year

While the country has done very well in exceeding two out of the three UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets and currently stands at 90-98-98, scientists are also working tirelessly to find a cure for the disease. The UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets call for 90% of people living with HIV to know their status, 90% of people living with HIV who know their status to be on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), and 90% of people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy to have achieved viral suppression.

Previously, the country conducted or participated in various studies most of them conducted by ACHAP, which made a huge impact in the country’s fight against HIV and AIDS over the years. Those include the HIV Diagnose and Treatment back in 2008 where research was focused on fighting Tuberculosis because at the time this was the major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst HIV positive persons.