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Argentina
In 2022, Argentina strategically improved its HIV response through the expansion of HIV services for all. With capacity building and technical support from the Joint Team, 22 government-led HIV programmes, including on combination HIV prevention, rapid testing and treatment are well equipped to deliver these services to all, including key populations (UNDP, UNAIDS Secretariat). The latest national combination HIV prevention implementation plan further establishes clear guidelines for expansion of these services among adolescents, young people, and key populations. In addition, the new female condom implementation plan is accelerating access to condoms in Argentina, thanks to the technical support from the Joint Team (UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat).
Multisectoral teams of health, human rights, and social development professionals improved their knowledge of combination HIV prevention strategies, rapid HIV testing and referrals, and social protection policies for key populations, particularly sex workers, transgender women and other people from the LGBTI community. Self-administered training materials for rapid HIV/syphilis dual testing were also developed to strengthen the capacity of healthcare providers.
Following technical support from the Joint Team, the new elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and chagas (EMTCT Plus) and rapid HIV/syphilis dual testing guidelines strengthened access and quality of prevention of vertical transmission services for pregnant women in primary healthcare facilities. Further technical and financial assistance supported the monitoring of EMTCT programmes in the Corrientes province (UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS Secretariat).