UNAIDS story
Civil society organizations in Uzbekistan help deliver peer-to-peer outreach, HIV testing, awareness-raising and prevention. As external funding for HIV declines in the land-locked country in Central Asia, it now faces a critical task: ensuring that prevention and community-led services are sustained.
Uzbekistan has made significant progress in expanding access to HIV testing and treatment and strengthening national ownership of its response. Most HIV treatment and diagnostic services are now financed through the state budget, and treatment is free and accessible to all people in need. But HIV prevention programmes and community outreach have so far relied heavily on external support, including from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
With sustained investment in community-led services, strong partnerships, and a long-term commitment to programme sustainability, the country could well become the first in Central Asia to reach the 95–95–95 targets.
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Source : UNAIDS
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