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TOWARDS A FAIR CONSIDERATION OF PREP AS PART OF COMBINATION HIV PREVENTION IN LATIN AMERICA
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em DST/AIDS. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, México.
Investigaciones Medicas en Salud. Lima, Peru.
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social. Bogotá, Colombia.
Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, SIDA y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Washington, DC, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em DST/AIDS. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, México.
Investigaciones Medicas en Salud. Lima, Peru.
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social. Bogotá, Colombia.
Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, SIDA y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract
Despite progress in scaling up antiretroviral treatment, HIV prevention strategies have not been successful in significantly curbing HIV incidence in Latin America. HIV prevention interventions need to be expanded to target the most affected key populations with a combination approach, including new high impact technologies. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as additional prevention choice for individuals at higher risk of infection and could become a cost-effective prevention tool. We discuss the barriers and solutions for a fair consideration of PrEP as part of combination HIV prevention strategies in Latin America.
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