I have blogged about HIV epidemiology in a previous post.
The epidemiology of HIV infection in the USA is changing with 50,000 new seroconversions still reported annually. In July 2010, the Obama administration issued the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to increase access to care for people with the virus, reduce disparities in care and decrease the number of HIV infections.
Per a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, as summarized in American Medical News, significant challenges remain, including limited funding and, disturbingly, a limited physician/provider workforce with specialty training in HIV.
Per the report: "The present capacity of the health care system to administer a greater number of HIV tests and to accommodate new HIV diagnoses is critically strained"'
Grim.
