Kiribati Global AIDS Response Progress Report 2016

Kiribati is considered a low-HIV-prevalence country with 60 (35 males 25 females) cumulative cases since the first reported case in 1991. Of this cumulative number, 28 had died (15 males and 13 females), 1 migrated overseas, 8 (age range: 5-46 years) are currently on ARV treatments. The remaining 23 have been lost to follow-up even with efforts to find them for almost 10 years. To date, it unclear how many of these lost to follow-up cases are still alive and how many have died of AIDS related illnesses. During the reporting period, 3 (2 children and 1 adult) new HIV cases were confirmed.