Improving the quality and coverage of testing and treatment

The policy to provide free 1st line ARV to all PLHIV in 2006 marked an important milestone in the national response to the HIV epidemic followed by a shift in ARV initiation from CD4 200 to 350 cells/mL in 2010. Treatment was heavily subsidized by the government to facilitate and enhance access to HIV treatment especially among the key populations including those in incarcerated settings. 

90-90-90 treatment target