DHEC encourages HIV testing in recognition of National HIV Testing Day stat : counton2

National HIV Testing Day promotes HIV testing and early diagnosis. For more information about HIV testing, as well as local HIV testing sites, call DHEC's AIDS/STD Hotline at 1-800-322-AIDS (1-800-322-2437), or visit DHEC's website at http://www.scdhec.gov/HIV. COLUMBIA, S.C. – National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2017, and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging South Carolinians to get tested for HIV and other STDs. You can also visit DHEC's health department finder web page at https://gis.dhec.sc.gov/healthdepartmentfinder/. Please contact your local health department to schedule your free test.




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In East Africa, Universal HIV Testing and Treatment Surpasses UNAIDS Goals

The Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health (SEARCH) study provided HIV tests annually at multi-disease health campaign events for rural Kenyan and Ugandan communities for two years. Overall, HIV viral suppression among this population nearly doubled over two years, from 44.7 percent to 80.2 percent, surpassing the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target. Photo courtesy of SEARCH studyCommunity-based interventions for HIV testing and treatment in rural East Africa nearly doubled rates of HIV viral suppression over two years, according to a study by UC San Francisco researchers. Specifically, the study suggests ways to overcome these barriers, such as integrating HIV testing into a multi-disease strategy and designing patient-centered care. The results are the latest from the Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health (SEARCH) study, an ongoing cluster randomized trial in rural Kenya and Uganda that considers the effect of test-and-treat strategy on HIV, health and economic outcomes.


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