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We hereby report the implementation and outcomes of this policy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All patients aged 16\u201365\u00a0years admitted to a medical ward in secondary and local hospitals were offered an HIV test regardless of their symptoms by medical doctors, with training and support from HIV teams. A retrospective review for the period from September 2022 to September 2023 was conducted to determine the HIV testing rate and outcomes of those testing HIV seropositive.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over 12\u00a0months, there were 23,399 admissions; 6889 had HIV tests. Thirty-two patients (0.46 %) were diagnosed with HIV; all of them were new diagnoses. Two cases were diagnosed during seroconversion. 12 cases had AIDS-defining illnesses. Four contacts were tested HIV positive. Twenty-five out of 28 alive patients are on ART.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first national policy of a routine opt-out HIV in medical admission units in the MENA region. 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