Comment on "Using geospatial mapping to design HIV elimination strategies for sub-Saharan Africa".

Sci Transl Med

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.

Published: August 2017

A recent study showed how geospatial mapping can be used to improve Lesotho's HIV treatment program to achieve the 90-90-90 targets set by the United Nations but incorrectly describes "treatment as prevention" as the UN's strategy for a successful national AIDS response.

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