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Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Michael Odo: “CQUIN Breaks Down Boundaries”
Michael Odo, MB BCH, MSc, MPH, is the technical advisor for HIV care and treatment for the Department of HIV/AIDS, at the Malawi Ministry of Health. At CQUIN’s Science and Practice of Scale-up Workshop, Dr. Odo discussed Malawi’s successes reaching 90-90-90, the challenges ahead, and how CQUIN is helping the Ministry make the leap toward community-based care and treatment.
CQUIN Supports National Coordinators to Accelerate DSD Scale-Up in Network Countries
In February, CQUIN launched an online DSD community of practice designed to support DSD coordinators. Part of CQUIN’s diverse portfolio of activities to accelerate DSD scale-up, the community consists of ministry of health staff and DSD coordinators from 10 countries, who meet twice a month to share ideas on planning activities, discuss solutions to common challenges, and exchange tools and resources.
Eswatini, Kenya, and Malawi Observe TASO’s Rights-Based Approach to DSD in Uganda
CQUIN recently supported teams from Eswatini, Kenya, and Malawi to visit Uganda on a joint south-to-south learning exchange hosted by the Uganda Ministry of Health National AIDS Control Program. From June 10-14, the teams visited The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), a pioneer in Uganda’s HIV/AIDS response. The exchange included three field visits to observe Community Drug Distribution Points (CDDP) and Community Client-Led ART Delivery (CCLAD) and facility based DSD models.
Perspectives – Dr. Rose Nyirenda on Using Evidence to Inform the Future of HIV Service Delivery
Rose Kolola Nyirenda, PhD(c), is the director of the HIV Treatment Unit at the Malawi Ministry of Health, where ...
Why Do Fewer Men Choose Community-Based HIV Treatment Models? Zimbabwe Study Reveals Complexities Related to Male Engagement
In response to a request from Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care, CQUIN supported a study exploring barriers and facilitators to male engagement in community ART refill groups (CARGs). We sat down to talk with Joanne Mantell, Ph.D., one of the study co-investigators, about the preliminary findings, and how they might influence HIV service delivery in Zimbabwe and beyond.
Leveraging Quality Improvement Methods to Enhance Differentiated Service Delivery
Achieving the 90-90-90 goals requires health systems to provide services that work – and that clients want to use.
Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Daniel Mwamba: “Every Patient has a Story to Tell”
Dr. Mwamba is the Lusaka ART Coordinator at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), and an active member of the CQUIN Network. Last summer, he shared his insights on DSD, including the challenges of achieving quality care with limited resources, and the future of HIV care and treatment.
Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Rumbidzai Matewe: A Voice for People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe
The Acting Executive Director of the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV speaks about her role ensuring the needs of people living with HIV are met; unanswered questions for key and priority populations; and CQUIN’s role in strengthening partnerships.
Strong Lab Services Critical for the Scale-Up of Differentiated Service Delivery
In late 2017, the African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) launched the Laboratory Community of Practice (LabCoP) initiative to support lab systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa. Its initial focus will be on scaling up HIV viral load monitoring to achieve epidemic control. We spoke with Charles Kiyaga, MSc.; Pascale Ondoa, MD, PhD, MSc; and Legese A. Mekuria, PhD, MSc, MPH, about the crucial role that lab services play in bringing DSD to scale.
Coverage, Quality, and Impact of Differentiated Service Delivery: CQUIN at One Year
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Swaziland Leverages Lessons from CQUIN Partner Countries to Accelerate and Improve DSD Scale-up
Swaziland has taken a proactive approach to scaling up differentiated service delivery (DSD). Since joining the ...
Mozambique’s Road to DSD Scale-up – An Interview with Dr. Aleny Couto
Dr. Aleny Couto has spent the last six years leading efforts to curb Mozambique’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. As director of STI and HIV/AIDS Programs at the Mozambique Ministry of Health, Dr. Couto is in charge of designing public health policies and strategies to attain HIV epidemic control. According to Dr. Couto, differentiated service delivery is an important part of addressing the epidemic.
Perspectives on Differentiated Service Delivery – Dr. Nomthi Lukhele: “CQUIN Helps Us Keep an Open Mind”
Dr. Nomthandazo “Nomthi” Lukhele is the National ART Coordinator for Swaziland’s National AIDS Programme (SNAP) at the country’s Ministry of Health. Dr. Lukhele spoke with us about how differentiated service delivery (DSD) is changing the HIV care and treatment landscape in Swaziland, and about CQUIN’s role in helping SNAP explore new approaches to one of their top priorities: monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
CQUIN Support Helps Advance Differentiated Service Delivery in Zimbabwe
The network is seconding staff to ministries of health to spearhead the expansion of DSD at national scale. This is one of many efforts by the learning network to help partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets and achieve epidemic control. Dr. Clorata Gwanzura, pictured here, is working toward scale up in Zimbabwe.
ASLM Launches Laboratory Systems Learning Network (LabCOP) in partnership with CQUIN
"At a recent meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) launched a new initiative called the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP). LabCoP is a learning network of multidisciplinary country teams working together to create knowledge and share information, experiences and best practices."