02 Jul New consolidated guideline on HIV by WHO

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NEWS from the 7th Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, IAS 2013, Kuala Lumpur

New HIV treatment guidelines by WHO recommend offering antiretroviral therapy (ART) earlier. Recent evidence indicates that earlier ART will help people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, and substantially reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others. The move could avert an additional 3 million deaths and prevent 3.5 million more new HIV infections between now and 2025.

The new recommendations are presented in WHO’s "Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection", as new data reveal a total of 9.7 million people were taking these lifesaving drugs at the end of 2012.

Guidelines: www.who.int/hiv/pub/guidelines