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CQUIN Workshop: HIV Differentiated Service Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges for TB Prevention and Care Lusaka, Zambia
The HIV Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted “HIV ...
Perspectives – Dr. Mastidia Rutaihwa: “CQUIN is a Highly Effective Hub for Member Countries”
Dr. Mastidia Rutaihwa, a pediatrician and adolescent program officer at the Tanzania Ministry of Health, discusses her role as the DSD focal person, and how she thinks CQUIN can help them to provide client-centered care at scale.
Perspectives—ISHTAR’s Jeffrey Walimbwa on Improving HIV Services for Key Populations in Kenya
Jeffrey Walimbwa is an active member of CQUIN who advocates for the rights of marginalized groups to access health care. In partnership with the Kenya Ministry of Health, and with technical support from ICAP at Columbia, he’s conducting a survey to investigate barriers that community members face when they are accessing drugs or services at health facilities.
ICAP Study Highlights the Need for Innovative Differentiated Services to Improve Health Outcomes for People with Advanced HIV
Analyzing data from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania, the study team found a great need for innovative DSD models for persons living with HIV who have advanced disease. Chloe Teasdale, PhD, MPH, associate research scientist at ICAP and lead study author, discusses the study, which was published in the Journal of International Aids Society (JIAS) in December 2018.
CQUIN Network Overview and 2018 Highlights
In 2017, ICAP at Columbia University launched CQUIN. Over two years, the network has grown substantially and continues to receive strong support from ministries of health, implementing partners, recipients of care, civil society, and other stakeholders.
A Foundation for Achieving 95-95-95: ICAP’s Ruby Fayorsey on Test and Treat All
We sat down with Ruby Fayorsey, MD, MPH, deputy director of the Clinical and Training Unit at ICAP, to discuss ICAP's compendium of Test and Treat All resources focused on HIV testing, starting ART in the era of Treat All, DSD, and the implementation of routine viral load monitoring.
CQUIN Workshop Builds Capacity to Apply Quality Improvement Methodology to New Service Delivery Models
In September 2018, CQUIN convened a three-day interactive workshop with DSD implementers from four countries in—Malawi, Eswatini, Uganda, and Zimbabwe—in Lilongwe, Malawi, focusing on the use of quality improvement methods to enhance DSD.
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.