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DPH details "Getting to 0" strategy as new HIV diagnoses fall
Summary
Dr. Buckbinder reported sustained declines in new HIV diagnoses and described the Getting to 0 initiatives three committees (PrEP expansion, RAPID linkage, retention), funding commitments including $1.1M local DPH support and a $1.9M/year CDC application, and a focus on racial and age disparities in retention.
Dr. Buckbinder presented a progress report on San Francisco's "Getting to 0" initiative, defining the programs three goals: 0 new HIV infections, 0 HIV-associated deaths and 0 stigma. She told the commission the city has seen a substantial decline in new diagnoses since 2006, reporting a drop from over 1,000 in earlier years to about 302 in the most recent year cited, which she characterized as roughly a 70 percent reduction.
Buckbinder said the initiative uses a collective-impact model and launched in 2014 with three priority work streams: expand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) citywide, scale…
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