Expanding access to HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic-Nigeria, 2020.
Andrew T BoydIbrahim JahunEmilio DirlikovStacie GrebySolomon OdafeAlhassan AbdulkadirOlugbenga OdeyemiIbrahim DalhatuObinna OgbanufeAndrew AbutuOlugbenga AsaoluMoyosola BamideleChibuzor OnyenuobiTimothy EfuntoyeJohnson O FagbamigbeUzoma EneAyodele FagbemiNguhemen TingirChidozie MeribeAdeola AyoOrji BasseyObinna NnadozieMary Adetinuke BoydDennis OnotuJerry GwamnaMcPaul OkoyeWilliam AbramsMatthias AlagiAdemola OladipoMichelle Williams-SherlockPamela BachanasHelen ChunDeborah CarpenterDavid A MillerUgonna IjeomaAnuli NwaohiriPatrick DakumCharles O MensahAhmad AliyuBolanle OyeledunProsper OkonkwoJohn O OkoAkudo IkpeazuGambo AliyuTedd EllerbrockMahesh SwaminathanPublished in: AIDS research and therapy (2021)
A rapid and flexible HIV program response, focused on reducing facility-based interactions while ensuring delivery of lifesaving ART, was critical in overcoming COVID-19-related service disruptions to expand access to HIV services in Nigeria during the first eight months of the pandemic. High retention on ART among PLHIV initiating treatment indicates immediate MMD in this population may be a sustainable practice. HIV program infrastructure can be leveraged and adapted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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