Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care models during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) era

• Main Authors: Guaraldi, Giovanni, Milic, Jovana, Martinez, Esteban, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Mussini, Cristina, Waters, Laura, Pozniak, Anton, Mallon, Patrick, Rockstroh, Jurgen K., Lazarus, Jeffrey
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34347/

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented global challenge that substantially risks reversing the progress in ending human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). At the same time, it may offer the opportunity for a new era of HIV management. This viewpoint presents the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care, including the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ``three 90s'' targets. It outlines how to enhance a patient-centered care approach, now known as the ``fourth 90,'' by integrating face-to-face patient-physician and telemedicine encounters. It suggests a framework for prevention and treatment of multimorbidity and frailty, to achieve a good health-related quality of life, and to preserve intrinsic capacity in all people living with HIV.