SEARCH in Nature Africa: Promising Programme for Preventative HIV Treatment
SEARCH was recently featured as a Research Highlight in Nature Africa's April issue, entitled, "Promising Programme for Preventative HIV Treatment." The journal entry highlights SEACRH's strategy of community-wide PrEP rollout among people at elevated risk and the ensuing impact of a 74% reduction of new infections within intervention communities. The article is consummated with a quote given by Principal Investigator, Moses Kamya, in reference to SEARCH's success, stating, "“This demonstrates the power of comprehensive testing and HIV risk assessment backed up by immediate treatment initiation in rural settings,” says Kamya.
The link to the article can be found here:
