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WHO guidelines recommend universal antiretroviral treatment, PrEP for those at substantial risk
Liz Highleyman, 2015-09-30 16:40:00

The World Health Organization (WHO) released updated guidelines today calling for antiretroviral therapy for everyone diagnosed with HIV regardless of CD4 cell count and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people at substantial risk of HIV infection.

WHO estimates that if these recommendations are widely adopted worldwide, they could avert 21 million deaths and prevent 28 million new infections by the year 2030.

"These new recommendations will have tremendous impact on peoples' lives, if rapidly implemented," said Gottfried Hirnschall, director of WHO's Department of HIV/AIDS. "So we must work together to support countries to translate them into action and results."

"These timely recommendations will make it easier for the poorest and most vulnerable populations everywhere to access the best treatment and services that modern science can provide and that are already available in the world’s richest countries,” added UNITAID executive director Lelio Marmora.

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