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Title: | Extending HIV care in resource-limited settings |
Authors: | Kimaiyo Sylvester Kara K Wools-Kaloustian |
Keywords: | Electronic Medical Record System Chronic Care Model Directly Observe Therapy Joint United Nations Programme World Health Organization |
Issue Date: | Dec-2006 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Abstract: | Despite the clear benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART), only three countries in sub-Saharan Africa have achieved the "3 by 5" goal of treating at least half of the persons living with HIV/AIDS who need it. A major obstacle faced by many lower income countries is the establishment of treatment programs in rural areas where there is a scarcity of trained health care providers and infrastructure. This paper reviews published data on rural ART programs in lower income countries to identify necessary components of such a program. No clearly superior model for rural ART delivery has emerged. All programs document the need for expanded physical infrastructure, laboratory development, recruitment/ training of additional health care providers, and/or the introduction of new technologies in order to effectively support the needs of ART roll-out. |
URI: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11904-006-0014-1 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2665 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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