by Harvey Mogojwe | Aug 5, 2021
TB program point-of-care testing was leveraged for HIV viral load and early infant diagnosis testing. Many national testing and treatment programs have traditionally been “vertical” in nature – focused on one disease alone – and have relied on processing tests in...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Aug 3, 2021
In 2011, the HPTN 052 trial demonstrated that people living with HIV who initiated treatment earlier – also referred to as early access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all – were less likely to transmit the virus to partners. Adoption of this approach meant that...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jul 8, 2021
Members of groups particularly at risk of HIV were interviewed to better understand their experiences with facilities that initiated them on PrEP and the factors that helped them adhere to treatment. South Africa has one of the largest burdens of HIV in the world,...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jul 1, 2021
South Africa is committed to achieving an AIDS free generation by 2030 – when no child will be born with the virus and the number of new infections no longer outpace the rate of advanced HIV deaths – just nine years away. According to the Thembisa 4.3...
by Corina Milic | Jun 22, 2021
As with all health programs in South Africa and many around the world, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the delivery of reproductive, maternal, and neonatal services in 2020. Background In 2018, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the government of South...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jun 4, 2021
Review meetings have improved planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health programs. BACKGROUND In 2017, Tanzania decentralized its health system. More than 6,000 facilities across the country became responsible for their own program planning and...
