Vann Rolfso

Ohangwena HIV treatment yields positive results<br>…Virus not detected in blood of positive children

Ohangwena HIV treatment yields positive results
…Virus not detected in blood of positive children

Staff Writer Strict adherence to antiretroviral therapy and other support services provided by Project Hope’s Namibia Adherence and Retention Project (NARP), HIV concentrations in 90% of children living with the virus in Ohangwena Region is so low that a blood test cannot detect HIV. This is yet another step towards Namibia meeting the United Nations 95-95-95 goals, which are that 95% of the HIV-positive population knows their status, 95% of those who know are on antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of those on treatment have a suppressed and undetectable viral load. According to Vann Rolfson, Acting Country Representative of the United…
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