Going the Extra Mile

Overview

Globally, in 2015, 36.7 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV). Nineteen million were in Eastern and Southern Africa, and only 17 million (46%) worldwide were on antiretroviral therapy (ART)1 . At end of 2017, of the estimated 26,000 CLHIV, only 7,706 (29%) were known HIV positive, 7,600 (99%) had received treatment, and 5,700 (76%) had attained viral load suppression of 1,000 copies/ml2. By December 2022, 39 million people are living with HIV, 86% of PLHIV knew their status and 29.8 million people (82%) were accessing ART, up from 7.7 million since 20103. Uganda has an estimated 1.43 million PLHIV: 139,000 are children and adolescents (CALHIV), and 65% (91,000) have a known HIV positive status and are on ART. Of those on ART, 72,200 (79) have attained viral load suppression, (June 2023). Approximately 1.3 million (92%) know their HIV-positive status, 1.4 million (98%) are receiving ART, and 1.29 million (92%) on ART have attained viral load suppression.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) used a program optimization approach to ensure quality improvement in program implementation and promoted collaboration, learning and adaptation, which have led to rapid achievements.