Clinical and treatment

CT2Same-day treatment start

CT2 Adoption Status

(out of 194 countries)
  • Adopted (58%)
    112 countries
  • Not adopted (14%)
    27 countries
  • Data not available (28%)
    55 countries
14%58%28%

CT2 Adoption Status and HIV Infections 5 Year Percent Change More info

# of countriesHIV Infections 5 Year Percent ChangeAdoptedNot Adopted
QuestionIs the option to start treatment the same day as HIV diagnosis included in national policy?
Possible valuesDefinition of values
AdoptedNational guidelines explicitly allow for same day start
Not adoptedNational guidelines do not explicitly allow for same day start
Policy recommendationWHO, Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2021; WHO Consolidated Guideline on HIV Prevention, Early Infant Diagnosis and Antiretroviral Initiation & Monitoring, 2021; WHO, Guidelines for Managing Advanced HIV Disease and Rapid Initiation of ART, 2017.

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Adoption status by region

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Global58%14%28%03060Region% of countriesAdoptedNot AdoptedData notavailable

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Global adoption status over time

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20172018201920202021202220232024050100Current adoption status each year% of countriesGlobalAdoptedNot AdoptedData notavailable

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Adoption status by country

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