Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-16-2021
Abstract
Health systems have improved their abilities to identify, diagnose, treat and, increasingly, achieve viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Despite these advances, a higher burden of multimorbidity and poorer health-related quality of life are reported by many PLHIV in comparison to people without HIV. Stigma and discrimination further exacerbate these poor outcomes. A global multidisciplinary group of HIV experts developed a consensus statement identifying key issues that health systems must address in order to move beyond the HIV field's longtime emphasis on viral suppression to instead deliver integrated, person-centered healthcare for PLHIV throughout their lives.
Keywords
Quality-of-life, Human-immunodeficiency-virus, Antiretroviral therapy, Stigma Reduction, Care, Impact, Validation, Symptoms, Disease, Risk
Divisions
medicinedept
Funders
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI),Medical Research Council UK (MRC) European Commission [MR/R015600/1]
Publication Title
Nature Communications
Volume
12
Issue
1
Publisher
Nature Research
Publisher Location
HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, 14197, GERMANY