It's possible to eliminate HIV - study

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HIV prevalence in Botswana is high, despite efforts by government to increase access to testing, treatment, and preventive services.

However, Ya Tsie study also known as Botswana Combination Prevention Project has revealed that Botswana can reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target.  This could come about if services such as community volunteering HIV testing, ART, suppression of HIV in positive people and positive people do not default on treatment.

In the quest to reduce the swelling occurrence of HIV epidemic in the country, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHAIP) in collaboration with various stakeholders introduced the Ya Tsie Botswana Prevention Project. The arrangement was where a pair-matched community-randomised trial evaluated the impact of prevention interventions on HIV incidence in 30 rural and semi-urban communities throughout Botswana, from 2013-2018.

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