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. 2020 Feb 14;17(2):e1003028.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003028. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Emerging priorities for HIV service delivery

Nathan Ford  1   2 , Elvin Geng  3 , Tom Ellman  4 , Catherine Orrell  5 , Peter Ehrenkranz  6 , Izukanji Sikazwe  7 , Andreas Jahn  8 , Miriam Rabkin  9 , Stephen Ayisi Addo  10 , Anna Grimsrud  11 , Sydney Rosen  12 , Isaac Zulu  13 , William Reidy  9 , Thabo Lejone  14 , Tsitsi Apollo  15 , Charles Holmes  7   16 , Ana Francisca Kolling  17 , Rosina Phate Lesihla  18 , Huu Hai Nguyen  19 , Baker Bakashaba  20 , Lastone Chitembo  21 , Ghion Tiriste  22 , Meg Doherty  1 , Helen Bygrave  4
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Emerging priorities for HIV service delivery

Nathan Ford et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Nathan Ford and co-authors discuss global priorities in the provision of HIV prevention and treatment services.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. SR is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. EG is an academic editor at PLOS Medicine.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Country policies on the frequency of clinic visits and drug refills for people who are stable on ART.
Data from UNAIDS, 2019: http://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/ ART, antiretroviral therapy.
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