Funders 

  • Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Collaborators

  • Maluk Timor 
  • National Health Laboratory 
  • Estrella Plus NGO 

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Aims:

The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of drug-resistance mutations in people living with HIV in Timor-Leste (pre-treatment and acquired drug resistance). Secondary, to assess the prevalence of viral suppression in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Timor-Leste.

Study participants will be adults and children with laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, who provide written informed consent.

Chief Investigator: 

  • Lourenco da Costa Ico

Project Manager: 

  • Emma Charlston

Contact information: 

  • Emma.charlston@menzies.edu.au

Project dates:

  • June 2023 – June 2024