This report from the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign on the outcomes from its 2015 workshop, Financing Community Health Worker Systems at Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa, shows that there is a timely opportunity to invest in government-led scale-up of community health worker programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Released today, the report highlights the importance … [Read more...] about Financing CHW Systems at Scale in sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Report
HIV and AIDS
Improving Programs, Improving the Lives of People Living with HIV
“There continues to be a tremendous focus on enrolling people in treatment programs and ensuring that they remain in care. This case study examines an integrated clinical and social support program that used quality improvement, decentralization, task shifting, and community engagement to identify and address challenges to sustaining HIV treatment programs in India.” … [Read more...] about Improving Programs, Improving the Lives of People Living with HIV
Prioritizing HIV in Mental Health Services Delivered in Post-Conflict Settings
"After opening the clinic in northern Uganda, PCAF mental health (MH) staff requested specialized HIV training because they felt it was critical to address their clients' MH and HIV care and support needs in a holistic and knowledgeable manner. In northern Uganda, MH service providers must know their individual client, and having HIV knowledge and experience is key to being … [Read more...] about Prioritizing HIV in Mental Health Services Delivered in Post-Conflict Settings
Prevalence of depressive symptoms amongst highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) patients in AIDSRelief Uganda
There is need for in-depth evaluation to find out the root causes of depressive symptoms among HAART patients in AIDSRelief clinics. There is need to integrate mental health management in HIV care and treatment as well as training the existing health workers on mental health management. (2013) … [Read more...] about Prevalence of depressive symptoms amongst highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) patients in AIDSRelief Uganda
Integrating Mental Health into HIV Services: Standard Operating Procedures & Training Manual
Integration of mental health and HIV programs has the potential to significantly improve health outcomes for PLHIV. This training package, which is comprised of a training-of-trainers manual, an accompanying presentation, and a standard operating procedure, was developed to support a pilot project for MH and HIV integration at the community level such that health facilities, … [Read more...] about Integrating Mental Health into HIV Services: Standard Operating Procedures & Training Manual
