Several policies, including World Health Organisation guidelines, have outlined ways in which HIV services can be integrated into general health services.
But, our research in Uganda shows that the country is not prepared for this integration. This is because general clinic staff don’t have specialist HIV knowledge, as well as the fact that sheer numbers of HIV clients will make it difficult.
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- 22 October 2018
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The Conversation
A set of varied barriers adversely impact positive
outcomes at different stages in the HIV care cascade in the rural East African
context, according to a qualitative
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- 14 September 2018
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- Krishen Samuel
A prospective study that recruited a significant proportion of people newly diagnosed with HIV in four locations in Indonesia and
offered them immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART)
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- 04 September 2018
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- Gus Cairns
Patients with HIV indicated a strong preference for “nice” over “rude” providers and a willingness to wait 19 hours more or travel 28 miles farther to see nice rather than rude providers.
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- 03 September 2018
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American Journal of Managed Care
Patient navigation programs in HIV care are positively associated with HIV care continuum outcomes such as maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in care, according to a study published in AIDS.
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- 30 August 2018
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Clinical Advisor
As the drug shortage in public health facilities continues to bite, the Ministry of Health (MoH)) has reassured Kenyans of continued supplies of essential HIV drugs and test kits. "There were delays in the delivery of 540,730 patient packs of boosted atazanavir due to global supply constraints of raw materials or active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)," Health Secretary Peter Tum said.
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- 21 August 2018
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AllAfrica.com
Huge global progress has been made in tackling an epidemic which has claimed over 35 million lives since the 1980s. But there’s one region in the world where infection rates from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – the pathogen that causes Aids – have been quietly rising in recent years. The HIV crisis in eastern Europe and central Asia – which gathered pace in the two decades following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 – has now reached epidemic proportions.
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- 16 August 2018
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Daily Telegraph
As a healthcare patient, what would you sacrifice for a provider with a nice—rather than rude—attitude? For HIV patients in Zambia, the answer may surprise you. According to findings of a study published August 13, 2018, in PLOS Medicine, HIV patients in Zambia were willing to increase wait time and travel distance—and accept significant reduction in medication—in order to access a healthcare provider with a nice attitude.
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- 15 August 2018
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UCSF News Services
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use is accelerating among men who have sex with men and transgender women in two south-east Asian countries where it is receiving
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- 13 August 2018
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- Gus Cairns
We invite people living with HIV in 29 cities to complete a 10-minute online survey that will can assist us in better understanding the quality of life issues that impact urban AIDS responses. Your name will remain anonymous, but through your input you will have a positive effect on the quality of life of the global community of people living with HIV. The 29 cities include Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Bamako, Bangkok, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Dar es Salaam, Denver, Durban, Geneva, Kingston, Lisbon, Libreville, Madrid, Melbourne, Miami, Montréal, Nairobi, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, San Francisco, and Santiago. UK Fast Track cities (Brighton and London) can fill it in by checking "other".
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- 09 August 2018
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IAPAC
Antiretroviral drug chartA one-page reference guide to the anti-HIV drugs licensed for use in the UK or European Union, with information on formulation, dosing, key side effects and food requirements.
Your next stepsA booklet with information for people who’ve just found
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