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Prevention and treatment strategies implemented by the government in collaboration with non-governmental organizations have been instrumental in decreasing the national HIV prevalence from a high of 6. We describe the history and epidemiology of HIV in Haiti and the expansion of antiretroviral therapy ART over the past decade, with the achievement of universal access to ART for patients meeting the World Health Organization guidelines.
We also describe effective models of care, successes and challenges of international funding, and current challenges in the provision of ART. We are optimistic that the goal of providing ART for all in need remains in reach.
Despite the political and economic challenges Haiti has faced, successful health promotion, and education strategies advocating early HIV voluntary counseling and testing VCT and treatment approaches have contributed to a steady decline in the prevalence rate of adult HIV from 6. VCT plays a critical role in detecting and linking people newly diagnosed with HIV to treatment and care, with a reported 53, people in Haiti receiving antiretroviral therapy as of December Rouzier et al.
