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Access to HIV services can be increased by task shifting — but only with support and encouragement

Several studies presented at the 5th South African AIDS Conference provided reassuring evidence that many health services, including the initiation and management of antiretoviral therapy (ART), can be

Published
14 July 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Task shifting
Task shifting to lay personnel

As suggested by the STRETCH study, and the experience in Ugu district, to allow nurses to take on other duties, it will also be necessary to shift

Published
14 July 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Delivery of care
Overcrowding at clinics deter men from early testing for TB and HIV

During a recent door to door campaign, TAC Khayelitsha found that most men are not keen to test for TB or HIV because of long waiting periods associated with overcrowding at the local clinics. Imagine what strides would be made in better healthcare

Published
01 July 2011
From
TAC
Health services and systems
South Africa: How we're re-engineering the health system - Motsoaledi

South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi reviews progress on health reform in a speech to the South African parliament, highlighting progress on HIV and TB treatment.

Published
31 May 2011
From
PoliticsWeb
Adherence
Adherence and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings

Recent research on adherence to HIV treatment and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings.

Published
11 April 2011
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Task shifting
Kenya: Staff Sackings Leave Siaya Aids Patients Unattended

HIV/Aids patients yesterday jammed the Siaya District Hospital after failing to be attended to for the second day, following the sacking of over 20 support staff. Peer educators who carry out support tasks in the clinic were sacked this week after protesting overwork and delays in payment.

Published
08 April 2011
From
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
Task shifting
Pharmacy staff also critical for keeping ART patients in care, Mozambique study suggests

Pharmacy staff may be just as important as clinical staff in ensuring that patients in sub-Saharan Africa are not lost to follow-up, according to a large study

Published
01 April 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Finance and funding
Kenya: Rush to seek Aids drugs strains clinics

In less than a year, more than 70,000 people have joined the HIV treatment programme, exerting massive pressure on drugs, facilities and personnel.

Published
30 March 2011
From
Daily Nation
Delivery of care
Swaziland nurses strike, closing public hospitals

A Swaziland union official says public hospitals closed for three days this week after nurses went on strike in the country with the highest rate of HIV in the world.

Published
14 March 2011
From
Seattle Times
Delivery of care
US funding program to increase quality, quantity of health care workers in Africa

The top U.S. AIDS official says the U.S. will fund training for 140,000 African health care workers in an initiative to "transform and dramatically increase" medical education and research on the continent.

Published
08 March 2011
From
Yahoo News / AP
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