Sociodemographic data
- Population: 0.9 million
- Births per 1000 population: 25
- Deaths per 1000 population: 9
- Infant mortality rate: 53
- Human development index rank: 172
HIV care cascade and progress towards 90-90-90
Epidemiological data (2016)
HIV estimates and case notification
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Estimated |
Reported |
HIV prevalence in general population |
1.3 [0.8 - 2.1] |
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People living with HIV (PLHIV) |
8600 [5700 - 13 000] |
NA |
New infections |
NA |
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AIDS-related deaths |
NA |
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HIV in specific populations
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Survey data |
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Size estimate |
Routine testing and VCT data |
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Key populations |
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No tested |
HIV+ cases (%) |
Sex workers (SW) |
12.9 |
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NA |
363 (2014) |
47 |
Men having sex with men (MSM) |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
People who inject drugs (PWIDs) |
NA |
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Prisoners |
NA |
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Populations in health settings |
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TB patients |
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Pregnant women |
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Blood donors |
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Clients of testing services |
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Response
Policy implementation
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Policy CD4 threshold adults and adolescents |
Treat all |
Recommended initiation threshold children |
Treat all |
Policy of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women |
Option B+ |
Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women |
Done in a small number of MCH sites |
Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring |
Not implemented |
HIV testing coverage in key populations *
Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage
References
(1) http://www.prb.org/pdf16/prb-wpds2016-web-2016.pdf; (2) WHO.EMRO Regional Surveillance Data; (3) UNAIDS/WHO estimates 2016; (4) Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) 2016.
*90-90-90 data and HIV cascade of care data are available for the year 2015 only. 2016 data are not available.