HIV Treatment: 1.4 Million Recipients in Last 5 Years
Here’s a breakdown of the key data points from the provided text regarding HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic:
* Total Incorporated into Care (Jan 2020 - June 2025): 1,489,703 people
* New HIV Diagnoses (Jan-June 2024): 156,706 people
* Recent Diagnosis Rate: Over 70,000 people diagnosed every three months in the last two years.
* new Treatment Enrollment (Jan-March 2024): 78,353 people
* New Treatment Enrollment (April-June 2024): 78,353 people
* Quarterly Treatment Starts (2024): Approximately 308,868 people total (76,323 Jan-Mar, 76,892 Apr-Jun, 77,504 jul-Sep, 78,149 Oct-Dec)
* Quarterly Treatment Starts (2023): 72,342 Jan-Mar, 73,645 Apr-Jun, 74,585 Jul-Sep, 71,249 Oct-Dec
* HIV Tests Recommended (Jan-june 2024): 100,772 people.
Key Trends:
* A significant number of people are being diagnosed with HIV and incorporated into care.
* Treatment enrollment numbers are high and relatively consistent, with a slight increase in 2024 compared to 2023.
* There’s a strong emphasis on testing, with over 100,000 recommendations for testing in the first half of 2024.
