Abstract
Men who have sex with men are one of the most severely affected groups in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Until recently, HIV prevention campaigns focused on safe sex, reducing the number of partners and the use of condoms. In recent years, highly effective biomedical interventions that use antiretroviral combination therapy (ART) have become available. In addition to the health benefit for the patient, the use of ART in the last 10 years has shown a dramatic decrease in the number of new HIV diagnoses, from 2% in 2011 to 0.3% over the first half of 2019. Immediate start of HIV treatment after diagnosis, regardless of the degree of immune suppression (also known as Treatment as Prevention), and the use of ART as Pre-Exposition Prophylaxis (PrEP) significantly contributed to this decline. Reducing the number of new HIV infections in the Netherlands to zero in 2030 as formulated by SOA AIDS Netherlands and by the RIVM in the National Action Plan for HIV/STD seems feasible.
| Translated title of the contribution | Care for skin cancer by the general practitioner |
|---|---|
| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 16-22 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Dermatologie en Venereologie |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2020 |
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