RESEARCH ARTICLE Benchmarking HIV health e D

, as well as the patients ’ ability to access theDenmark Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Standards of care for HIV patients are established by na-tional and international guidelines, but vary across the world depending on the economic situation in a particu-lar country, health system infrastructures and the preva-lence of HIV [1-4]. State-of-the-art care of HIV patients requires the utilisation of multiple health care interven-tions, not only limited to laboratory and clinical procedures for disease monitoring, but also involving health system multisectoral interventions such as the procurement of antiretroviral drugs and laboratory equipment. In many countries, access to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is limited as are choice of drugs and treatment options, and monitoring of treat-ment efficacy with CD4-cell count and HIV-RNA mea-surements is often not possible [5]. Proper utilisation of health care interventions depends on several factors including health system financing and prioritisation, qualification and knowledge level of physi