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Assisted Partner Notification (APN) has been an important public health approach in
infectious disease management for decades, including programs targeting STIs and TB.
STI partner notification approaches have shown to be effective in diagnosing and
treating STIs and preventing recurrent infections. Likewise, active tracing of contacts
and voluntary screening of household members of people with active TB is an effective
and standard approach that has been used successfully in communities with high HIV
and TB prevalence. By the end of 2015, it was estimated that over 36 million people
worldwide had HIV and of these 40% remained undiagnosed. To address this gap and
achieve the UNAIDS testing and treatment goals (90:90:90 goals), new approaches
were required to enhance the efficiency and coverage of testing. APN is an approach
that has the potential to improve coverage while identifying people with undiagnosed
HIV infection.
