The National Plan for Accelerating HIV Care and Treatment in Kenya 2015-2017 defines the key strategies and actions that need to be undertaken by the national and county governments to contribute to meeting the 90-90-90 targets articulated in the Kenya AIDS Strategic framework by 2019. All reasonable precautions have been taken by NASCOP to verify the information contained in this plan.
The information contained within this handbook is a condensed version of the full 2016 HIV Integrated Clinical Care Guidelines and reflects the latest scientific updates on HIV care from around the world. As we launch the ‘Treat All’ Strategy, let us appreciate how far we have come in the struggle against HIV in Botswana. When we first started the ART Programme in 2002, no one dreamt that today we would be poised to become one of the few countries in the world to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. No one could have ever imagined that by 2016 Botswana would ben near to virtually eliminating Mother-to-Child transmission and have rolled-out ART services to all hospitals and over 600 clinics – but we did it. Now with the New HIV “Treat All” Strategy, we have the opportunity to finally gain epidemiologic control of HIV after over 16 years of relentless efforts. What better way to pay our respects to the thousands of Batswana who have lost their lives to HIV.
This case study is intended for programme managers and health professionals interested in learning about male involvement in the context of PMTCT programmes. It reviews a multi-faceted intervention launched by the Optimizing HIV Treatment Access for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (OHTA) to increase male involvement in three regions in Uganda (East Central, North East, and South West). By implementing both community and facility-based activities focused on strengthening male involvement as part of a comprehensive PMTCT strategy, the programme aims to strengthen support for male participation in antenatal care (ANC), HIV testing, and HIV treatment.
This report discusses how community-facility linkages can be used to support the scale up of lifelong treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV. It offers a conceptual framework and describes eleven promising practices associated with increased service uptake, adherence or retention along the continuum of care.