The US Military Has Already Exceeded the WHO and USA DHHS Goals for Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Abstract

To end the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Joint Program (WHO) on HIV/AIDS has recently promoted the 90-90-90 approach (90% of all infected identified—90% infected on treatment—90% achieve viral suppression)¹; while the USA Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has promulgated a 4 pillar approach: (1) early diagnosis, (2) early treatment to achieve an “undetectable viral load”(2 The U.S. military’s policies regarding the prevention and care of HIV infected beneficiary instituted in 1985 to address HIV/AIDS in the military have already met both the USA and UNAIDS objectives to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.³