The Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI)-Establishing a Model Clinic for Chronic Care Delivery in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maja Weisser-RohacekMartin RohacekRobert NdegeEzekiel LuogaAndrew KatendeGetrud J MollelWinfrid GingoFiona VanobberghenDaniel Henry ParisChristoph HatzManuel Battegaynull On Behalf Of The Kiularco Study GroupPublished in: Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The rollout of antiretroviral drugs in sub-Saharan Africa to address the huge health impact of the HIV pandemic has been one of the largest projects undertaken in medical history and is an unprecedented medical success story. However, the path has been and still is characterized by many far reaching implementational challenges. Here, we report on the building and maintaining of a role model clinic in Ifakara, rural Southwestern Tanzania, within a collaborative project to support HIV services within the national program, training for staff and integrated research to better understand local needs and improve patients' outcomes.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- primary care
- south africa
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected patients
- newly diagnosed
- coronavirus disease
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- health information
- chronic pain
- affordable care act
- long term care
- patient reported