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South-to-south Experience Sharing: Lessons from Kenya
Mbabane, Swaziland – At a CQUIN experience-sharing meeting hosted by ICAP Swaziland, Dr. Maureen Syowai from ICAP in Kenya greeted the Swazi and Zimbabwean audience with a warm “Sanibonani". Dr. Syowai skillfully conveyed her country’s experiences with implementation and scale-up of differentiated service delivery (DSD) to an audience of about 30 participants from ICAP Swaziland, the Swaziland National AIDS Program (SNAP), and the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). Her presentation quickly blossomed into a lively dialogue with the audience, sparking new ideas for systematic and rapid roll-out of DSD.
Ethiopia Launches Differentiated Care Initiative Focused on Appointment Spacing
New York – As Ethiopia moves to a “test and start” approach to HIV treatment, the number of people eligible for antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly increased. In response, Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and its partners are exploring innovative approaches to increasing ART coverage, which UNAIDS estimates was 59 percent in 2016.
Archived Webinar: Male Engagement in HIV Services
September 19, 2017
Drs. Ruanne Barnabas and Monisha Sharma from The University of Washington in Seattle discuss strategies to strengthen men's engagement in the HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa.
Archived Webinar: Differentiated Service Delivery at IAS 2017
August 24, 2017
Miriam Rabkin, MD, MPH, Director for Health Systems Strategies at ICAP at Columbia University discusses differentiated service delivery highlights from the IAS 2017 conference in Paris, France, July 23-26.
Mozambique’s Ministry of Health Observes “Bold Models” During South-to-South Learning Visits to Swaziland and Malawi
Mbabane, Swaziland – Gathered around an outdoor workstation in Mbabane, Swaziland, a team of clinicians and ...
Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Aleny Couto: “The Right Moment” for CQUIN
The Director of HIV and STI Programs at the Mozambique Ministry of Health discusses the big questions surrounding differentiated care and how the CQUIN learning network is providing answers.
Community ART Refill Groups: Where Are the Men?
Dr. Godfrey Musuka, Director of ICAP in Zimbabwe, and his team in Harare are working with the National Ministry of Health and Child Care, implementing partners, and colleagues at ICAP New York to assess male engagement in community ART refill groups (CARGs). The study is part of CQUIN's portfolio of projects to scale up differentiated care in sub-Saharan Africa.
CQUIN Sharpens Focus on Adults at High Risk of HIV Disease Progression
The HIV Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) held its first “community of practice” workshop, focused on differentiated care for patients at high risk of HIV disease progression. The three-day gathering, held from July 17-19 in Harare, brought together nearly 70 participants from all nine CQUIN countries.
Dr. Tsitsi Apollo: Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery
The Deputy Director for HIV/AIDS and STIs at the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) discusses the importance of a tailored approach to HIV treatment, prioritizing hard-to-reach districts, and how limited resources affect the roll-out of differentiated service delivery.
Swaziland Tackles the Challenge of M&E for Differentiated Service Delivery
New York, NY – Although Swaziland has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world, its National AIDS Program (SNAP) ...
Malawi Shares Innovations in Adolescent Differentiated Service Delivery During CQUIN’s First South-to-South Learning Visit
In the provincial township of Mangochi, near the southern end of Lake Malawi, HIV-positive teenagers gather for ...
Archived Webinar: Research Priorities for Differentiated Care
Charles Holmes, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and International Health at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine discusses research priorities for differentiated care.
ICAP Explores New Monitoring Strategies for Differentiated Service Delivery
ICAP is looking at ways to measure the scale-up and spread of differentiated care.
Responding to Shifting HIV Landscape, ICAP Looks Toward the Future of Service Delivery
Global experts believe differentiated care is key to enhancing the quality and efficiency of health services and improving patient satisfaction.