Full Programme Details
Goal
To improve and expand HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services; the collection and use of surveillance data; and the implementation of evidence-based public health interventions within a network of church-related hospitals and clinics and their immediate communities in Zimbabwe.
Objectives
To support high-yielding HIV testing services (HTS) strategies
To support strategies leading to improved linkages and enrolment of newly identified PLHIV into care services
To support strategies leading to improved adherence and retention of PLHIV into care and treatment services.
Strengthening clinical management of PLHIV to achieve viral load suppression.
To strengthen the existing M&E systems
Activities supported by the program include: (i) developing, implementing, and coordinating evidence-based and innovative approaches to HIV service delivery for faith-based and government facilities serving the general public, people living with HIV, and people at risk of acquiring HIV; (ii) developing and implementing systems for efficient and effective HIV service delivery and improved data quality; and (iii) developing, implementing, and coordinating innovative and integrated approaches to cervical cancer screening and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions for HIV-positive women over 30 who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), provided by mission hospitals and surrounding government facilities.
The following are key strategies employed under the HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment Support:
Raising community awareness on HIV services through Community champions, Community Adolescent treatment supporters (CATs), Adolescents Triple Zero (ATZ), Young Mentor Mothers (YYMs), and Case Finding Adherence and Retention officers (CFAROs)
Mentoring and coaching of staff through support visits and virtual platforms
Maximizing the outreach model to offer services like ART, TPT, and PrEP as well as cervical cancer screening services, defaulter tracking, and viral load sample collections.
Utilizing spot maps to identify by locations, clients, due to different services making the outreach more focused and effective.
Intensified follow-up of clients requiring VIAC treatment through line-listing and follow-up.
Strengthening differentiated service delivery through facility support and capacity building.
Enhanced medicines availability at the site level for ART and TPT