The Dominican Republic is one step closer to ensuring that all people living with HIV access treatment. The country’s National Social Security Council has established a commission to look into the technical, financial and operational implications of including antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the Basic Health Plan.

The establishment of the commission comes after a financial feasibility study about covering people living with HIV under the country’s family health insurance. The study was done in 2011 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).