Increased uptake of HIV testing among those living with undiagnosed HIV, followed by effective linkage to prevention and treatment is essential to reaching the United Nation’s 90-90-90 and prevention goals. However, the testing gap – with 40% of people with HIV unaware of their status and the poor coverage among men, key populations and young people in sub-Saharan Africa is a key challenge facing the HIV response. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been proposed as a critical tool to address these challenges – with potential to influence both prevention and treatment. The UNITAID/PSI HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Project, the largest multi-country study on HIVST, has demonstrated the potential impact that wide scale HIVST could have on improved health outcomes of PLHIV, HIV transmission and cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and care. This satellite, co-convened by Unitaid, WHO, Population Services International and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, presented key results from Phase I of the STAR project and the planned next steps from moving evidence into action and making HIVST a reality in Africa.
Presentation slides by Anne-Claude Cremieux on welcoming remarks to the satellite session on HIV Self-Testing (July 2017)
Presentation slides by Karin Hatzold on HIVST: Setting the Scene, STAR Project (July 2017)
Presentation slides by Euphemia Lindelwe Sibanda on Usability and Validity of Oral Fluid Self-Tests Among Intended Users: Experiences from Malawi, Zambia And Zimbabwe (July 2017)
Presentation slides by Fern Terris-Prestholt on User preferences to inform HIVST distribution and linkage to care services: Qualitative and Quantitative formative research (July 2017)
