CDC Division of Global HIV & TB country profile : Senegal

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began working in Senegal in 2001, supporting the HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection sentinel surveillance program. Since 2010, through the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC has continued to support Senegal\u2019s Ministry of Health and Social Action (MOHSA) to build a sustainable and reliable national HIV surveillance system by developing a functioning HIV case reporting and surveillance system, strengthening the quality of routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV data and on-site HIV rapid testing.Senegal\u2019s HIV epidemic is concentrated with an HIV prevalence of less than < 1 percent in the general population but very high (up to 20 percent) among certain key populations such as female sex workers and men who have sex with men.CDC provides technical assistance to Senegal\u2019s MOHSA to build laboratory capacity and implement an effective laboratory quality management system. CDC\u2019s efforts include external quality assurance, rapidly responding to challenges and gaps in HIV testing, and ensuring access to high-quality HIV diagnostics, including early infant diagnosis and viral load testing.Senegal.pd