Somya Gupta

HIV self-testing and the global diagnostic gap: Addressing a decade of missed opportunity

Summary points In 2015, a survey-based analysis across 16 sub-Saharan African countries estimated that nearly half of people living with HIV were undiagnosed, implying ~11 million people in the region were outside the treatment cascade. However, HIV self-testing (HIVST), a technology effectively positioned to close thi...