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Roles played by community cadres to support retention in PMTCT Option B+ in four African countries: a qualitative rapid appraisal
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
OBJECTIVES To explore the roles of community cadres
in improving access to and retention in care for PMTCT
(prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV) services
in the context of PMTCT Option B+ treatment scale-up
in ...
“If donors woke up tomorrow and said we can't fund you, what would we do?” A health system dynamics analysis of implementation of PMTCT option B+ in Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: In October 2012 Uganda extended its prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) policy
to Option B+, providing lifelong antiretroviral treatment for HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding women. ...
Ward-based primary health care outreach teams in South Africa: developments, challenges and future directions
(Health Systems Trust, 2018)
In 2011, South Africa adopted the Ward-based Primary Health Care Outreach
Team (WBPHCOT) Strategy. The WBPHCOTs are made up of generalist community
health workers (CHWs) supported by nurse team leaders, and linked to ...
Strategies to improve male involvement in PMTCT Option B+ in four African countries: a qualitative rapid appraisal
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that antiretroviral therapy be started as soon as
possible, irrespective of stage of HIV infection. This ‘test and treat’ approach highlights the need to ensure that
men ...
Costs of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) in six African countries: implications for sustainability
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)
BACKGROUND Sub–Saharan Africa still reports the highest rates of under–
five mortality. Low cost, high impact interventions exist, however
poor access remains a challenge. Integrated community case management
(iCCM) was ...