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Call for papers - Understanding the HIV care continuum: Progress and challenges

Guest Editor

Robert Paulino-Ramirez, MD, MSc, MPH, DTM&H, Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 18 September 2025

BMC Global and Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection that explores the ongoing challenges and advancements in HIV care, focusing on access, retention, and treatment outcomes.



New Content ItemThis Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

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Robert Paulino-Ramirez, MD, MSc, MPH, DTM&H, Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic

Dr. Paulino-Ramírez earned an MD from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) with master’s degrees in Molecular Microbiology, Public Health and Epidemiology, and Higher Education. He completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases and HIV at Presbyterian Hospital, NY. He specialized in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Emerging Viruses at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is a full professor at UNIBE, a Clinical Associate Professor at MSU, a former director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine & Global Health at UNIBE, and a researcher in the National Health Research Program. A member of numerous scientific societies, he has led studies on HIV/AIDS, STIs, arboviruses, and COVID-19. With over 100 indexed publications and 500 citations in high-impact journals, his work has significantly advanced tropical and infectious medicine in vulnerable populations.

About the Collection

BMC Global and Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on understanding the complexities and advancements in global health frameworks. This Collection will highlight key findings and challenges in maintaining continuity of care for populations affected by HIV across diverse regions.

This Collection aims to explore the multifaceted nature of HIV care, examining the ongoing challenges and recent advances in care delivery systems. We welcome contributions that offer a comprehensive understanding of how access to care, quality of treatment, and sustained engagement with healthcare systems impact health outcomes for individuals living with HIV.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

  • The role of diagnosis and early detection in improving long-term health outcomes
  • Strategies for improving linkage to care and retention in care
  • The impact of antiretroviral therapy in managing HIV
  • Barriers to viral suppression and achieving optimal care continuity
  • Innovations in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for at-risk populations
  • The influence of socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors on HIV care accessibility

This Collection aims to contribute to a more thorough and collaborative understanding of HIV care challenges worldwide, focusing on solutions and the pathways needed to support people living with HIV, ensuring their access to effective, ongoing care. We look forward to receiving innovative and impactful research that will push the boundaries of our current knowledge.

We encourage work from local, regional, national, and global partnerships and collaboration among multidisciplinary scientists using multiple methodologies. We ask that authors be careful to use non-stigmatizing/preferred language in their manuscripts as outlined in relevant language guidelines for their respective fields.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

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Submission Guidelines

This Collection welcomes submissions of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, SNAPP. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Understanding the HIV care continuum: Progress and challenges" from the dropdown menu.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.