Where the HIV burden is highest but reaching a long-acting-capable care site is hardest.
Long-acting HIV treatment only helps people who can reach a site that delivers it. This maps the gap — nationally, county by county.
— of US counties have no long-acting-capable HIV site at all.
— Ryan White HIV medical sites plotted, from open HRSA data.
Burden from CDC/AIDSVu county HIV prevalence (2023).
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Controls
Desert ScoreHIV BurdenAccess Gap
Show LA-capable sites
Highlight deserts only
Stable rates only
Desert Score
LowerHigher (worse)
LA-capable site
No burden data
Supply: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (2023). Burden: CDC/AIDSVu county HIV prevalence (2023), used with credit to AIDSVu & Emory Rollins School of Public Health. "LA-capable" is a documented proxy, not a verified per-site program.
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