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Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV
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There have been substantial reductions in AIDS-related illness and deaths since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 1996. By the end of 2019, 67% of people living with HIV had started treatment with ART and 59% had achieved viral suppression. Despite access to effective ART and viral suppression, people living with HIV often report poor well-being and health-related quality of life.
A multidisciplinary panel of 44 global HIV experts articulate how health systems can advance the long-term well-being of people living with HIV by addressing multimorbidity, health-related quality of life, stigma and discrimination using an holistic and patient-centred approach. The 31 consensus points presented in "Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV," were endorsed by more than 65 organisations globally at the time of publishing (July 2021).
This project was led by HIV Outcomes Co-Chair and professor at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) Dr Jeffrey V. Lazarus and co-chaired by Ricardo Baptista-Leite (UNITE Founder and President), Nikos Dedes (HIV Outcomes Co-Chair), and Adeeba Kamarulzaman (IAS President). In addition to the co-chairs, the Steering Committee members included Jane Anderson (HIV Outcomes Co-Chair), Georg Behrens (HIV Outcomes Steering Group Member and EACS Medical Secretariat Guidelines Chair), Georgina Caswell (GNP+ Head of Programmes), María José Fuster-Ruiz de Apodaca (SEISIDA Director and HIV Outcomes General Member), Prof Richard Harding (HIV Outcomes General Member), Dr Caroline Sabin (HIV Outcomes General Member), and Kelly Safreed-Harmon (HIV Outcomes General Member).
IAS: Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV - (07/21/21)
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