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Project Soar Research Informs National Policy Change In Tanzania Expanding Access To Hiv Services For Marginalized Populations, Population Council Oct 2020

Project Soar Research Informs National Policy Change In Tanzania Expanding Access To Hiv Services For Marginalized Populations, Population Council

Research Utilization and Impact Briefs

A recent Project SOAR study evaluated community-based delivery of antiretroviral treatment to female sex workers (FSWs) in Tanzania, demonstrating the value of this approach to improve HIV care. Informed by these findings, the Government of Tanzania changed national guidance to allow for community-based HIV treatment to better meet the needs of marginalized populations, including FSWs.


Piloting And Evaluating Family-Centered Hiv Care In Eswatini, Caspian Chouraya, Nobuble Mthethwa, Lynne Mofenson, Philisiwe Khumalo, Lydia Mpango, Munamato Mirira, Rhoderick Machekano, Leila Katirayi, Kim Ashburn Sep 2020

Piloting And Evaluating Family-Centered Hiv Care In Eswatini, Caspian Chouraya, Nobuble Mthethwa, Lynne Mofenson, Philisiwe Khumalo, Lydia Mpango, Munamato Mirira, Rhoderick Machekano, Leila Katirayi, Kim Ashburn

HIV and AIDS

There are substantial gaps in essential services and numerous missed opportunities to engage children in care and provide effective HIV treatment. Although not new, family-centered care models that provide HIV services comprehensively to families as a unit, rather than providing separate services to children and adults, have the potential to address family needs and break down social, physical, and emotional barriers to accessing care. The family-centered care study (FAM-CARE) aims to contribute to our understanding of the role of family-centered care models (FCCM) in improving pediatric HIV outcomes in a sub-Saharan African setting.


Evidence Around Engaging Men In Hiv Prevention And Treatment, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jerry Okal, Sanyukta Mathur Apr 2020

Evidence Around Engaging Men In Hiv Prevention And Treatment, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jerry Okal, Sanyukta Mathur

HIV and AIDS

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Implementation Process Brief: Integrated Family Planning And Hiv Services At The Community Level In Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Sara Chace Dwyer, Charlotte E. Warren, Aparna Jain, Melsa Lutomia, Jane Loech, Elizabeth Washika Mar 2020

Implementation Process Brief: Integrated Family Planning And Hiv Services At The Community Level In Kenya, Wilson Liambila, Sara Chace Dwyer, Charlotte E. Warren, Aparna Jain, Melsa Lutomia, Jane Loech, Elizabeth Washika

Reproductive Health

Enabling women living with HIV to use contraception effectively can decrease unintended pregnancies and in turn reduce maternal mortality and vertical transmission of HIV. This brief describes the implementation process and intervention tested under the Evidence Project for delivering integrated FP and HIV services at the community level in Kenya. It outlines the implementation steps, best practices, and lessons learned of an intervention that was tested within the existing community health structure. Community health volunteers were trained to offer FP as part of their routine services to women living with HIV, and community health units were prepared to sustain those …


Advice: Global Landscaping Of Family Planning Decision Support Tools, Benjamin Bellows Mar 2020

Advice: Global Landscaping Of Family Planning Decision Support Tools, Benjamin Bellows

HIV and AIDS

No abstract provided.


Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (Bcs +) In Family Planning Consultations, Charity Ndwiga Mar 2020

Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (Bcs +) In Family Planning Consultations, Charity Ndwiga

HIV and AIDS

No abstract provided.


Introduction To The Advice Project: Advancing Integrated Fp/Hiv Counseling With Evidence, Eileen Yam Mar 2020

Introduction To The Advice Project: Advancing Integrated Fp/Hiv Counseling With Evidence, Eileen Yam

HIV and AIDS

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Reaching 90-90-90: Evidence From Project Soar To Strengthen The Hiv Response, Scott Geibel Jan 2020

Reaching 90-90-90: Evidence From Project Soar To Strengthen The Hiv Response, Scott Geibel

HIV and AIDS

No abstract provided.