§16§In Pakistan, there is a pressing need for a suitable algorithm(s) that meet the demand for the expand access to HIV screening, diagnosis, treatment and care in line with the National AIDS Control Programme s, Strategic Framework and National HIV and AIDS Policy through its multi-donor financed Social Action Programme. This book, therefore outlines the adapted diagnostic procedures for the detection of HIV, evaluates the performance and diagnostic effectiveness of three different HIV antibody assays and formulates an alternative cost-effective confirmatory approach for HIV diagnosis that is suitable for use in Pakistan. This book would be useful for HIV diagnostic laboratories, researchers and also decision makers at the National AIDS Control Programme to implement and then regularly validate the national testing strategy.
