Botswana has met a key UN target on HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression several years early. The country has met the so-called "95-95-95" target on HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression several years early, according to a study published ahead of a global conference on the disease. About one in five people in Botswana live with the virus -- one of the highest rates in the world -- according to the UN AIDS agency (UNAIDS). "Botswana is making historic new progress against HIV," Sharon Lewin, president-elect of the International AIDS Society (IAS), told a virtual press briefing presenting the results. Now both the government and people on medication could look forward to Botswana one day becoming an AIDS-free country, Mine added.

Source: Daily Nation July 28, 2022 02:04 UTC