"3 by 5" Country Success Stories

CAMEROON

Rolling out testing and counselling

  • At the end of 2003, WHO and UNAIDS estimated that there were 560 000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Cameroon.

  • In 2004, Cameroon set a national target to provide 36 000 people with ART by the end of 2005. By November 2004, more than 12 000 were receiving treatment.

  • It is estimated that national ART coverage is 14%.

  • Strong political commitment over the past 5 years has played a key role in increasing access to treatment.

  • Costs of ART have decreased dramatically from US$600 to US$30 per month in the past four years.

  • With more availability and increased affordability of antiretroviral treatment in the country, testing and counselling has become less costly and more people are coming forward to test for HIV.

  • Integrating ART into key medical services has helped increase access to treatment. Eligibility for treatment is assessed at 14 testing and counselling and prevention centres, 160 sites for prevention to mother-to-child transmission, 23 treatment centres and 140 TB screening centres.

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    Last update:

    1 December 2010 09:33 CET