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Ghana's HIV epidemic and PEPFAR's contribution towards epidemic control

BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to summarize the data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and affected populations in Ghana and to describe the United States President's Emergency Plan for Emergency Relief's (PEPFAR) response to the epidemic. DESIGN: We conducted a literature review focusing o...

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Autores principales: Ali, Hammad, Amoyaw, Frank, Baden, Dan, Durand, Lizette, Bronson, Megan, Kim, Andrea, Grant-Greene, Yoran, Imtiaz, Rubina, Swaminathan, Mahesh
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ghana Medical Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31138945
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i1.9
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author Ali, Hammad
Amoyaw, Frank
Baden, Dan
Durand, Lizette
Bronson, Megan
Kim, Andrea
Grant-Greene, Yoran
Imtiaz, Rubina
Swaminathan, Mahesh
author_facet Ali, Hammad
Amoyaw, Frank
Baden, Dan
Durand, Lizette
Bronson, Megan
Kim, Andrea
Grant-Greene, Yoran
Imtiaz, Rubina
Swaminathan, Mahesh
author_sort Ali, Hammad
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description BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to summarize the data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and affected populations in Ghana and to describe the United States President's Emergency Plan for Emergency Relief's (PEPFAR) response to the epidemic. DESIGN: We conducted a literature review focusing on PEPFAR's contribution to the HIV response in Ghana. Additionally, we summarized the epidemiology of HIV. We searched both peer-reviewed and grey literature. SETTING: Ghana RESULTS: Overall, HIV prevalence in Ghana is 1.6% with regional variation. Key populations (KPs) are disproportionately affected by HIV in the country. FSW and their clients, and MSM, account for 28% of all new infections. PEPFAR provides technical assistance (TA) to Ghana to maximize the quality, coverage and impact of the national HIV/AIDS response. To ensure adequate supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs), in 2016–2017, PEPFAR invested $23.7 million as a onetime supplemental funding to support Ghana's ARV treatment program. In addition, the National AIDS Control Programme in collaboration with PEPFAR is implementing a scale up of viral load testing. PEPFAR is also implementing a comprehensive package of prevention services in five regions to help reach MSM and FSW and to expand HIV testing services for KPs. CONCLUSIONS: Ghana is making changes at both policy and program level in the fight against HIV/AIDS and is working towards achieving the UNAIDS' 90-90-90 targets. PEPFAR is providing TA to ensure these goals can be achieved. FUNDING: This manuscript has been supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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spelling pubmed-65278242019-05-28 Ghana's HIV epidemic and PEPFAR's contribution towards epidemic control Ali, Hammad Amoyaw, Frank Baden, Dan Durand, Lizette Bronson, Megan Kim, Andrea Grant-Greene, Yoran Imtiaz, Rubina Swaminathan, Mahesh Ghana Med J Special Article BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to summarize the data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and affected populations in Ghana and to describe the United States President's Emergency Plan for Emergency Relief's (PEPFAR) response to the epidemic. DESIGN: We conducted a literature review focusing on PEPFAR's contribution to the HIV response in Ghana. Additionally, we summarized the epidemiology of HIV. We searched both peer-reviewed and grey literature. SETTING: Ghana RESULTS: Overall, HIV prevalence in Ghana is 1.6% with regional variation. Key populations (KPs) are disproportionately affected by HIV in the country. FSW and their clients, and MSM, account for 28% of all new infections. PEPFAR provides technical assistance (TA) to Ghana to maximize the quality, coverage and impact of the national HIV/AIDS response. To ensure adequate supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs), in 2016–2017, PEPFAR invested $23.7 million as a onetime supplemental funding to support Ghana's ARV treatment program. In addition, the National AIDS Control Programme in collaboration with PEPFAR is implementing a scale up of viral load testing. PEPFAR is also implementing a comprehensive package of prevention services in five regions to help reach MSM and FSW and to expand HIV testing services for KPs. CONCLUSIONS: Ghana is making changes at both policy and program level in the fight against HIV/AIDS and is working towards achieving the UNAIDS' 90-90-90 targets. PEPFAR is providing TA to ensure these goals can be achieved. FUNDING: This manuscript has been supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ghana Medical Association 2019-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6527824/ /pubmed/31138945 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i1.9 Text en Copyright © The Author(s) This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license.
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Amoyaw, Frank
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Durand, Lizette
Bronson, Megan
Kim, Andrea
Grant-Greene, Yoran
Imtiaz, Rubina
Swaminathan, Mahesh
Ghana's HIV epidemic and PEPFAR's contribution towards epidemic control
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title_short Ghana's HIV epidemic and PEPFAR's contribution towards epidemic control
title_sort ghana's hiv epidemic and pepfar's contribution towards epidemic control
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31138945
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i1.9
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