According to the Spectrum (epidemiological model used in Mozambique to estimate key indicators of the HIV epidemic) estimates generated in January 2019, around 2.2 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. This high disease burden leads the Government to place HIV/AIDS on its public health agenda. As challenges, we highlight the goals 90-90-90 launched by UNAIDS in 2014, which aim to accelerate the response to HIV so that it is possible to control the HIV epidemic by 2020 and eliminate it by 2030. To do this, we must: guarantee the identification of people with the disease; (ii) provide treatment to infected people; (iii) guarantee that people receiving treatment achieve viral suppression and cannot transmit the virus; and (iv) strengthen education for behavior change.

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It is in this context that the Center is called upon to contribute to the generation of knowledge that supports the adoption of policies for the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of HIV/AIDS, with the aim of reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), reducing the rate of vertical transmission, mortality from HIV/AIDS and eliminating disease-related stigma and discrimination with a focus on vulnerable groups and key populations.

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