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HIV AND AIDS IN ESWATINI KEY POINTS Despite its small population size, eSwatini has the highest HIV prevalence in the world and has been greatly affected by the epidemic. THoughts !!!! Over the last decade, eSwatini has made great efforts to turn around its epidemic with improved access to HIV testing services and the provision of free antiretroviral treatment to those who need it. eSwatini has a dual epidemic of TB and HIV and the country has responded with successful dual test and treatment programmes. High levels of HIV stigma and discrimination in eSwatini remain a major barrier to people accessing HIV prevention services. Explore this page to find out more about populations most affected by HIV, testing and counselling, prevention programmes, antiretroviral treatment availability, civil society's role, tuberculosis and HIV, barriers to prevention, funding, and the future of HIV in eSwatini. eSwatini, a small landlocked country in southern Africa, has the highest HIV prevalence in the world, with 27.4% of adults living with HIV. In 2017, 7,000 adults were newly infected with HIV and 3,500 people died of an AIDS-related illness.1 HIV and AIDS has had a devastating impact on eSwatini. Heterosexual sex is the main mode of HIV transmission – accounting for 94% of all new HIV infections.2 The country has a substantial mobile population, and this mobility has also been identified as a key driver.3 The epidemic is generalised, which means it affects all populations in society, although certain groups such as sex workers, adolescent girls and young women, and men who have sex with men are more affected than others. Over the last decade eSwatini has made significant progress on its HIV epidemic. HIV prevalence is stabilising and the number of new infections among adults has nearly halved since 2011, an achievement largely made possible by rapidly scaling up the number of people accessing antiretroviral treatment. At 85%, it has one of the highest rates of antiretroviral treatment coverage in sub-Saharan Africa, and it has also increased its own domestic investment and funding for the HIV response. Of those people living with HIV on treatment,74% are virally suppressed.4 Nevertheless, the huge amount of people living with HIV in eSwatini means it is still the country’s biggest public health concern. According to 2015 estimates, life expectancy in the country is 57 years for men and 61 years for women.5 Although classified as a low-middle income country, 63% of people in eSwatini live below the poverty line. In addition, the 2015/2016 regional drought severely affected eSwatini, with parts of the country still experiencing drought conditions with poor harvests. This has long-term ramifications for the rural poor, especially people living with HIV.6