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Initial implementation of PrEP in Zambia: health policy development and service delivery scale-up.

Cassidy Wayne ClaassenDaliso MumbaMwansa NjelesaniDerrick NyimbiliLinah K MwangoMundia MwitumwaEllen MubangaLloyd B MulengaTina ChisengaBrooke E NicholsCheryl J HendricksonLastone ChitemboJackson OkukuHeidi O'Bra
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
Risk-based criteria for PrEP ensures access to those most in need of HIV prevention. Healthcare worker training in PrEP service delivery and health needs of key and priority populations is crucial. PrEP expansion into primary healthcare clinics and community education is required to reach full potential. Additional work is needed to understand and address low PrEP continuation. Finally, a task force of key stakeholders can rapidly develop and implement health policy, which may serve as a model for countries seeking to implement PrEP.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • men who have sex with men
  • mental health
  • public health
  • primary care
  • health information
  • risk assessment
  • climate change
  • quality improvement
  • human health
  • affordable care act