COVID-19 Causing Global Disruptions In Routine HIV Testing Services, Data Show

UNAIDS: COVID-19 impacting HIV testing in most countries
“Monthly data routinely reported to UNAIDS on disruptions to HIV testing and treatment services have found significant decreases in HIV testing services in nearly all countries with available data. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund have collected data from countries through an online platform to identify national, regional, and global disruptions of routine HIV services caused by COVID-19…” (10/13).

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