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The types of tests used to monitor health can be expensive. Alternative ways of assessing patient health and making decisions about treatment and care are an important aspect of health care in resource-limited settings. This can include taking a detailed patient history and performing a physical examination.

Resistance

Treatment-as-prevention study sees substantial levels of transmitted drug resistance in participants, but no impact on treatment

News
15 February 2017
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Viral load testing capacity still weak in sub-Saharan Africa, 7-country study finds

News
4 January 2017
Viral load

HIV viral load testing capacities progress, require global support, multiple partners to reach 90-90-90 goals

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Science Speaks
6 December 2016
Global health targets

Ending the HIV epidemic faces daunting barriers, former WHO HIV chief warns

News
30 November 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

HIV test performed on USB stick

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Imperial College
11 November 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Africa has an essential medicines list. Now it needs one for diagnostics

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The Conversation
27 October 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

HIV effort let down by test shortages, says WHO

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BBC Health
24 August 2016
Viral load

Viral load pilot study shows roll-out will depend on an educated workforce

News
22 July 2016
Types of HIV tests

Alere HIV Combo Test Receives WHO Prequalification

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Alere press release
17 July 2016
Testing & health monitoring

Challenges Loom for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
13 July 2016
Viral load

MSF Report - Making Viral Load Routine

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MSF
12 July 2016
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Hepatitis C antigen testing could eliminate need for two-step HCV testing, reduce cost of access

News
23 June 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

European prize for HIV diagnostic kit

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Wellcome Trust
12 June 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Significant attrition at each stage of HIV care cascade in South Africa

News
6 June 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Very high levels of drug resistance seen in people experiencing first-line antiretroviral therapy failure in Kenya

News
31 May 2016
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Indian study proves that more people virally suppressed in a population equals fewer HIV infections

News
6 April 2016
Starting treatment

Removing clinic barriers to rapid initiation of ART in Uganda enables 70% to start on the same day

News
25 February 2016
Testing & health monitoring

Abbott inks $5.8B deal for Alere to expand in point-of-care diagnostics

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Fierce Medical Devices
9 February 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

HIV and drug resistance

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UNAIDS
9 February 2016
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Malawi: Govt Launches HIV Viral Load Scale Up Strategic Implementation Plan

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AllAfrica
19 January 2016
Access to healthcare

Barriers to progress – Treatment activists’ response to WHO HIV treatment guidelines 2015

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International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
1 December 2015
Access to healthcare

Routine viral load tests must be accessible for all

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Key Correspondents
10 November 2015
Treatment guidelines

How do we maximise global HIV treatment access? IAPAC Care Continuum Guidelines make recommendations

News
9 November 2015
PrEP policies & guidelines

How do we treat the world? Experts discuss moving to universal HIV treatment

News
21 October 2015