Guidelines for the Implementation of Reliable and Efficient Diagnostic HIV Testing, Region of the Americas

Guidelines for the Implementation of Reliable and Efficient diagnostic HIV Testing
R e g i o n   o f   t h e   A m e r i c a s
Washington, D.C.: PAHO, © 2008
ISBN 978 92 7 512904 3

Testing and counseling for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is now recognized as a priority in national HIV programs because it is the gateway to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support interventions. In order to ensure access to HIV testing for large populations and to facilitate access to antiretroviral treatment in the context of the World Health Organization's universal access strategy, radical scaling up of HIV testing and counseling services is urgently required.