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Case Study
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More than a decade of conflict has ravaged the health infrastructure and service delivery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As a result, |
This case study documents how the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is effectively mainstreaming HIV/AIDS and broader health issues into their natural |
In areas of high HIV prevalence, people living with HIV often fail to adhere to their treatment not because HIV care is unavailable, but because th |
HIV Prevention Knowledge Base Entry
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Addressing injection safety helps prevent the medical transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens to patients and health care workers. |
Inadequate and unsafe blood supply causes avoidable deaths and transmits infectious diseases, including HIV. Preventing transfusion of unsafe blood |
Antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)—short-term antiretroviral therapy initiated soon after known or suspected exposure to HIV—aims to pr |
Report
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Para conocer mejor a la población trans de Panamá y sus necesidades de salud, así como los factores que les impiden acceder a una adecuada atención |
Para conocer mejor a la población trans de Guatemala y sus necesidades de salud, así como los factores que les impiden acceder a una adecuada atenc |
In 2012, AIDSTAR-One conducted a study using geographic information systems in order to determine the location and condition of waste treatment equ |
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Para conocer mejor a la población trans de El Salvador y sus necesidades de salud, así como los factores que les impiden acceder a una adecuada ate |
AIDSTAR-One developed and piloted educational tools to increase appropriate prescription and use of co-trimoxazole for eligible people living with |
In Ethiopia, ensuring a sufficient and sustainable supply of infection prevention and patient safety (IPPS) commodities is an important st |
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Healthcare-acquired infections lead to death, disability, and excess medical costs. Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures maximize patien |
In April 2011, AIDSTAR-One, with support from the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), piloted a training curriculum in Ethiopia that aims to address |
In February 2011, AIDSTAR-One, with support from the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS), piloted a training curriculum in Kenya that |
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An assessment was conducted in Kenya in October 2009 in order to examine the national Food by Prescription (FBP) program, study program strengths a |
The following tables are the product of a focused effort to collect and present information on hospice and palliative care drugs included in the li |
Success Story
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This success story is about the success of AIDSTAR-One in developing positive attitudes through training for improving practices of health care wor |
This success story is about the success of AIDSTAR-One in establishing a system working with a private company and health centers for recycling pla |
The story is about the success of AIDSTAR-One advocacy for protecting health care workers with Hepatitis-B vaccination. |
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Hundreds of tons of pharmaceuticals are shipped into or produced within low- and middle-income countries each year to treat the approximately 4 m |
Technical Brief
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Increasing demand for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support in developing countries necessitates a renewed focus on models that increa |
Tools and Curricula
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This infection prevention and patient safety training resource package was developed by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and AIDSTAR-One/Et |
These technical considerations and accompanying job aids serve as a guide for medical providers to address and respond to the unique needs and righ |
Health Policy Initiative Document
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This brief describes how TO1 of the HPI in Kenya helped HIV-positive health workers come together to form a network to fight stigma and discriminat |
This guide is designed to help facilitators conduct a training to reduce stigma and discrimination in clinical care and HIV VCT centers. |
This case study summarizes the findings of an review conducted by the HPI in order to assess the policy and programmatic implications of task shift |
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This case study summarizes the results of an review conducted by the HPI to assess the policy and programmatic implications of task shifting in Sw |
The HPI | TO1 carried out case studies in Swaziland and Uganda focusing on task-shifting approaches and policies in both. |
The HPI piloted HIV clinic-based screening for violence and other forms of S&D against MSM and TG in select sites in Mexico and Thailand. |
