What changes can the world take place in more than 40 years?The Chinese put grain and oil tickets, indeed good, green trains, and Sanyo machines. It has become a memory, making high-speed rail, mobile payment, 5G, artificial intelligence. It became everyday. However, even with the rapid development of science and technology, there are still many problems in the world that cannot be overcome by human beings, such as the discovery of AIDS in 1981.
While significant progress has been made in recent decades, the global goals have not been met. In June 2021, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt a political declaration pledging to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The prevention and control of HIV/AIDS is still a long way to go, and there are many challenges.
The main modes of transmission of HIV are sexual, blood-borne and mother-to-child transmission. Mother-to-child transmission refers to the transmission of HIV from HIV-positive mothers to their babies during pregnancy, childbirth, delivery or breastfeeding. Without any intervention at these stages, the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV may range from 15 per cent to 45 per cent. According to WHO, in 2019, an estimated 15% of the estimated 1.3 million pregnant women living with HIV worldwide still did not have access to antiretroviral drugs**.
Concerning concern, HIV testing for infants born to HIV-positive mothers is relatively complex. Serologic testing is not sufficient to detect HIV infection in children under 18 months of age, as HIV antibodies can be passively transferred from the mother to the infant during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and virological testing must be performed at birth or at 6 weeks of age.
Testing-**Viral suppression" is an important comprehensive intervention strategy for HIV, in which testing plays a pivotal role. To end AIDS, INTCO has been taking action. Over the years, INTCO has provided cost-effective in vitro diagnostic products for CDC and other institutions to assist in the prevention and control of related infectious diseases.