Africa: HIV Studies Call for Africa-Specific Data to Optimise Treatment Strategies

Africa: HIV Studies Call for Africa-Specific Data to Optimise Treatment Strategies

Nairobi -- New HIV research presented this week at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) has revealed critical evidence gaps that experts say must be urgently addressed to strengthen HIV treatment strategies across Africa.

HIV studies call for Africa-specific data to optimise treatment strategies

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 26 — New HIV research presented this week at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) has revealed critical evidence gaps that experts say must be urgently addressed to strengthen HIV treatment strategies across Africa. Researchers from the Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA) at the University of Nairobi presented findings from the Ndovu and Sungura studies, which examined t…