“Disproportionately fewer men than women are accessing ART across Africa. In addition, men are starting ART with more advanced HIV disease, and are more likely than women to die on ART, to interrupt treatment, and to be lost to follow-up on ART. Despite this evidence of gender inequity in access to ART, most international and national ART-related policies and programs in Africa are still blind to men. Many southern African countries have made remarkable progress in expanding access to ART, but patients have been disproportionately female. This manuscript considers reasons for the lack of focus on men’s health, and what can be done to ensure equitable access to ART for men.”
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