Treatment 2.0 Factsheets
This factsheet presents questions and answers about “Treatment 2.0” – a new approach to HIV treatment. It is hoped that by treating HIV in this new way, there will be a dramatic increase in ARV coverage not only to save lives and
meet Universal Access goals, but as a strategy to significantly reduce new HIV infections.
Treatment 2.0 is also called Treatment as Prevention, and the factsheet explains that when a high percentage of an HIV-infected population is on ARV treatment in a city or a cohort, HIV infection rates drop significantly in that population. This seems to imply that ARV drugs could be a powerful prevention tool at the population level.
The main goals of Treatment 2.0 are:
- Increase HIV treatment access
- Simplify treatment delivery
- Lower HIV infection rates
- Reduce costs of HIV care
- Strengthen communities to engage in health services
- Protect human rights
Source: ITPC Global
Date of Publication: March 25, 2019
SIMILIAR RESOURCES
Tools
Examples
- Guidance for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted HIV Infections
- Treatment 2015
- Joint WHO/ILO Guidelines on Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) to Prevent HIV Infection
- Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents
- Optimizing Entry Into and Retention in HIV Care and ART Adherence for PLWHA
- Setting Up A Hotline