Abstracts by I-TECH Authors

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Scale-up Through Building Laboratory Capacity In Resource-Limited Settings.

(PEPFAR Implementers' Meeting, Kampala, Uganda. June 3-7 2008) Authors: W.Mamo, T. Yohannes, A. Mulugeta, E. Seyoum, M. Abate, W. Haje, A. Haile-Selassie, G. Feleke, B. Tegbaru.

Standardizing Approach to Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

I-TECH Ethiopia started supporting the STI program in April 2007. At that time, health care providers (HCPs) were using varying approaches including etiologic, clinical, and syndromic management to treat patients with STIs.

Abstract Joseph Haiti iSante

The Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the International Training & Education Center on HIV (I-TECH) implemented an HIV electronic medical record (iSanté) system for Haiti in 2005.

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Abstract India Virological Discordance in Pts on ART

Patients who fail ART via immunologic (i.e. CD4 cell count) criteria may have a discordant indication when tested with a viral load assay. Such patients may be incorrectly initiated on an alternative or second-line ART (SLA). The prevalence and factors associated with this discordance have not been studied in the Indian HIV treatment context. We studied the prevalence and factors for this discordance in patients enrolled in an HIV treatment program in a large tertiary care hospital (GHTM) in India.

Abstract Namibia Virological Outcomes in HIV Patients with Suspected Treatment Failure

Namibia has a population of about 2 million and in 2008 had an estimated HIV antenatal prevalence of 17.8%. The Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Program was launched in 2003. the Oshakati Communicable Disease Clinic, located in the north, is the largest public ART centre with 6118 patients on ART, 14% of the national total. ART care is provided by a team trained in HIV management. Viral Load (VL) testing was introduced in 2006 and performed on clinical and/or immunological suspicion of ART failure. We report the virological outcomes in patients with suspected failure based on clinical and/or immunological criteria.

Use of Film to Address HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination in the Namibian Military

Addressing HIV-related stigma and discrimination among the Namibian military is of critical importance. Stigma is cited as an important barrier to accessing on-base HIV counseling and testing and care and treatment services. To implement the upcoming anti-discrimination policy and generate demand for on-base services, the Ministry of Defense/Namibian Defense Force (MOD/NDF) will address stigma through commander training, peer education, and the film, “Remember Eliphas 3" (RE3).

Mozambique PMTCT

Recognizing that a 1‐week in‐service PMTCT training was insufficient to support 1) the application of clinical skills in maternal and child health (MCH) nurses’ own clinic settings and 2) successful integration of PMTCT services in routine MCH services, the Mozambique Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with implementing partners, developed an MCH Nurse Clinical Mentoring Program.