Country adoption of WHO 2019 guidance on HIV testing strategies and algorithms: a policy review across the WHO African region.
Emmanuel FajardoCéline LastrucciNayé BahCasimir Manzengo MingiediNdoungou Salla BaFausta MoshaFrank John LuleMargaret Alia Samson PaulLago HughesMagdalena Barr-DiChiaraMuhammad S JamilAnita SandsRachel BaggaleyCheryl JohnsonPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Many countries in the African region have adopted WHO-recommended HIV testing strategies; however, efforts are still needed to fully adopt WHO guidance. Countries should accelerate their efforts to adopt and implement a three-test strategy, retesting prior to ART initiation and the use of dual HIV/syphilis RDTs.