HIV/AIDS Treatments

In HIV more so than other diseases quality of care determines good patient compliance. Without rigorous patient compliance and follow up, ART fails and the consequences are detrimental to the individual. HIV highlights the critical necessity of improving quality of health services through: improving our health delivery systems, strengthening community and out-reach linkages, building multisectoral responses at all levels, and simply better coordination.

To provide comprehensive HIV treatment and care services for the children including free antiretroviral therapy, management of opportunistic infections, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services and management of acute/chronic care of HIV related infections to HIV + people and their families.

Follow up and monitor treatment related adverse effects, toxicities and provide medical and psychological support in understanding both the disease and treatment demands.

Promote linkages with referral services (hospital based services), community organizations/NGOs and people living with HIV/AIDS to enhance access to care and other support services (i.e. nutritional, financial, social)

To reduce stigma of HIV through acceptance of HIV + children and create awareness of HIV as a treatable chronic medical condition.