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Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Luc-Ferdinand Kamanga Lukusa: “Efficiency is key!”
Luc-Ferdinand Kamanga Lukusa, MD, is the Director of the National AIDS Control Program in the Democratic Republic ...

Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Alren Vandy and Mr. Idrissa Songo: Introducing Options for Recipients of Care in Sierra Leone
Idrissa Songo (left), is an electrical engineer by training as well as a project management specialist and the ...

At CQUIN’s 3rd Annual Meeting, Kenya Takes Notice of South Africa’s “ART ATMs”
Person-centered care is at the heart of differentiated service delivery (DSD), which aims to tailor HIV services ...

Perspectives — Dr. Cordelia Katureebe “To Provide Quality, You Have Got to Love Something”
Dr. Cordelia Katureebe is a medical doctor and the national coordinator for HIV care and treatment at the Ministry ...

CQUIN’s Dynamic Communities of Practice Enhance Differentiated Service Delivery Implementation
CQUIN works to cultivate a dynamic platform for member countries to share knowledge and co-create resources. CQUIN ...

CQUIN Welcomes DRC, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
CQUIN is pleased to welcome three new countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia, and Sierra ...

At IAS, ICAP Explores New Frontiers of Differentiated Service Delivery
At the recent IAS Conference in Mexico City, ICAP at Columbia University convened satellites to harness global expertise on two priority issues related to differentiated service delivery (DSD): how to differentiate services for people living with advanced HIV disease and how to integrate TB preventive therapy (TPT) into DSD models.

Delivering High-Quality Differentiated HIV Services at Scale: Day 3 Presentations
Keynote Address
Achieving Quality DSD: Recipient of Care Perspective
Mr. Lawrence Khonyongwa, Executive ...

Delivering High-Quality Differentiated HIV Services at Scale: Day 2 Presentations
Keynote Address
Using Quality Improvement to Enhance HIV Services
Mr. Ivan Teri, Program Optimization and ...

Delivering High-Quality Differentiated HIV Services at Scale: Day 1 Presentations
Opening Remarks
The Quality Imperative
Dr. Miriam Rabkin, Director of Health Systems Strategies, ICAP at ...

Uganda and Zambia Receive Funding to Adapt TB Preventive Treatment for Differentiated ART Models
Teams from Uganda and Zambia won the recent “Shark Tank” competition, which took place on the final day of the HIV ...

CQUIN Framework Helps Countries Improve Monitoring and Evaluation of Differentiated Service Delivery
Since CQUIN's inception, M&E of DSD has been a top priority for member countries. In March 2018, CQUIN's M&E community of practice rolled out the Differentiated M&E Framework, and ministries of health in at least six CQUIN countries have used it to guide the development of national tools and strategies for M&E of DSD.

CQUIN South-to-South Visit Leads to New Differentiated Service Delivery Model and Improved Patient Services in Zambia
In June 2018, CQUIN supported a team from the Zambia MOH to participate in a south-to-south learning exchange hosted by the Eswatini National AIDS Program (ENAP) and ICAP in Eswatini. What they saw was a revelation.

In Ethiopia, A Focus on Multi-Month ART Scripting at Scale Pays Off
Many countries have shifted to three-month multi-month scripting (MMS), but few provide six months’ worth of ART at one visit. Ethiopia is the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to implement six-month MMS at scale and has learned lessons that can inform other countries as they adopt this approach.

Satvinder Singh – “Differentiated Service Delivery is the Way of the Future for HIV Services”
Satvinder (Vindi) Singh, a medical officer who leads TB/HIV and quality of care within the HIV Department at the World Health Organization, reflects on the recent CQUIN and WHO meeting on DSD for TB/HIV services.