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Test-and-treat approach to ending HIV epidemic in Nigeria: current status and future prospects of domestic funding

The World Health Organization (WHO) new recommendation of initiation antiretroviral therapy to every human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected person regardless of the CD4 cell count or WHO clinical stage will enhance the global goal of ending the HIV epidemic.The adoption and implementation of this test-and-treat approach is imperative in high burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV remains a huge threat to human and economic development.However, this approach requires a front-loading investment as the number of people requiring care and treatment will increase considerably.While …