High Impact of Mobile Units for Mass HIV Testing in Africa
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
AIDS
Volume:
21
Issue:
14
Copyright:
2007
Description:
Despite the usefulness of voluntary counselling and testing centres implemented in Africa, their limited capacity does not allow for vast testing of the general population. Therefore, in order to increase the number of individuals tested for HIV with the aim of enhancing the scaling up, we developed a strategy based on bringing the healthcare package much closer to the people, by using mobile HIV testing units. We herein report the Cameroon experience of mobile HIV testing unit strategy, demonstrating its effectiveness in reaching a great number of individuals, including those without usual access to HIV testing facilities. [abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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