Over 22,000 HIV Patients in Sierra Leone Not Taking Treatment

Sierra Leone has approximately 81,000 individuals living with HIV, according to data from the National AIDS Secretariat.

Alarmingly, more than 22,000 of these individuals are not receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, raising serious concerns about the country’s progress toward achieving global HIV control targets.

Current statistics show a national HIV prevalence of 1.7 percent among adults aged 15 to 49. The epidemic is more pronounced in urban areas, where prevalence reaches 2.3 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in rural communities.