The HIV care continuum is a public health model that outlines the steps or stages that people with HIV go through from diagnosis to achieving and maintaining viral suppression (a very low or undetectable amount of HIV in the body).

Continuum of HIV services refers to a comprehensive package of HIV prevention, diagnostic, treatment, care and support services provided for people at risk of infection or living with HIV and their families. This revised edition of the guidelines for use of ARV and opportunistic infection (OI) dru ... gs in adults, adolescents and children is based on recent national and global evidences and experiences. The Federal Ministry of Health believes that these guidelines, along with other national guidelines and training manuals, will be instrumental in maintaining the standard of care and ensuring quality of HIV service delivery. more