Since 2015, Cameroon has subscribed to the 90-90-90 targets launched by UNAIDS in 2014, which it was expected to achieve by 2020 with the aim of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. Cameroon had the figures of 54.45%; 93.1% and 80.1% in 2020 for the three 90s respectively. This is thanks to a strengthening of the social services personnel. Despite the efforts made, we are far from reaching the 1st and 3rd objectives. In addition, UNAIDS since 2020 has boldly increased these targets to 95-95-95 by 2030. The overall objective of the review is to document the contribution of social service staff in achieving the HIVtargets.
Social work personnel include social workers and social service paraprofessionals. These personnel exist worldwide and play a positive role in improving the quality of life of people living with HIV and in achieving the goals of HIV prevention and treatment. However, the lack of training among social service staff in Africa, the lack of accreditation and standardization of training, the lack of regulation around the profession, the lack of PSS and the lack of retraining of these staff, have allowed us to question the level of competence, professionalization and professionality of social workers and para-professionals in HIV social services.
