A self HIV-testing kit is now on sale in Rwanda and many queued to purchase the device.
The OraQuick single-use device allows the user to know his or her HIV status in 20 minutes. Unlike the blood test, this can be used at home.
‘‘It is a way to ensure that people have access to HIV testing, and knowing that HIV testing is an entry point for HIV prevention in general and an entry point for long-term HIV care and treatment. It is therefore important to ensure that testing is accessible and that people know their HIV status so that they can adopt appropriate strategies based on their HIV status “, said Dr. Placidie Mugwaneza at Rwanda’s health ministry, HIV/AIDS division
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