Funding shortfalls could hinder implementation of treatment as prevention strategies, Al Jazeera reports

Apr 3 2012

Al Jazeera examines the administration of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) worldwide, focusing on treatment as prevention (TasP), but says current funding levels are insufficient to implement the strategy. The HPTN 052 study showed that HIV-positive people who take ART could reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their HIV-negative partners by 96 percent, according to the news agency. "This research is considered a game changer," Al Jazeera writes, noting, "2012 may not be the year the international community eliminates HIV, but health experts say it could still be the year where the tide is turned." The article includes comments from several HIV/AIDS experts (Dalal, 3/31).