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Early 4-8 weeks post-delivery population level effectiveness of WHO PMTCT option A, South Africa

To evaluate early (perinatal) effectiveness of the national PMTCT programme on vertical HIV transmission at 4 to 8 weeks postpartum

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External evaluation of the integrated health systems strengthening programme (IHSS) in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique and Niger

Report on the Summative External Evaluation of the Catalytic Initiative (CI)/ Integrated Health Systems Strengthening (IHSS) Programme

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Programme in South Africa

The first national evaluation of the South African (SA) programme to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child (PMTCT programme) was conducted between June and December 2010, during a period of transition between the 2008 and 2010 PMTCT guidelines. The second national SAPMTCT evaluation  was conducted between August 2011 and March 2012, when 2010 PMTCT guidelines were being implemented. The third national PMTCT evaluation was conducted between October 2012 and May 2013.

Linkage to care following home-based HIV counseling and testing

Timely linkage to care and treatment by HIV-positive individuals can lead to significant decreases in morbidity and mortality as well as increases in life expectancy and quality of life.1, 2. Further, there are significant prevention benefits as early initiation on antiretroviral treatment (ART) can significantly reduce HIV transmission to uninfected partners.3, 4 Modeling exercises also suggest that universal HIV testing coupled with immediate treatment could decrease HIV incidence and virtually eliminate the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Staffing norms for Primary Health Care in the context of PHC Re-engineering

The process of defining the PHC re-engineering approach has developed over the past 2 years. It will now be implemented incrementally across districts. In order to quantify staff requirements, staff norms for different type of services need to be defined. These norms must assist in answering four questions:

MHealth4CBS in South Africa, a review of the role of mobile phone technology for monitoring and evaluation of community based health services

Against a background of growing access to, and increasing enthusiasm for the use of mobile phone technology in health services (mHealth) in low and middle income countries (LMICs), we reviewed the potential usefulness of mHealth for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the planned integration of  community based health services (mHealth4CBS) in South Africa. It forms part of a portfolio of support for the development of M&E systems for community based PHC outreach teams currently being implemented as part of the PHC re-engineering process.

Effectiveness of the National Prevention of Mother-to- Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme in South Africa

Primary study question

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of national PMTCT programme to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV from mothers to infants.

Survey design

  • National survey of infants aged 4-8 weeks sampled at 580 facilities across all provinces annually since 2010.

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School-based health clinics for adolescent sexual, reproductive and mental health

Access to health care, especially for adolescents, is a high priority policy objective in many countries and particularly for sexual and reproductive health and mental health care [1] . In 2009 young people aged 15-19 years accounted for 41% of all new HIV infections  globally and more than half of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) [2]. It has also been estimated worldwide that 11% of those who give birth each year are adolescents [3].

A Formative Evaluation of Intergrated Community-based treatment and adherence support models for TB and HIV clients

Health authorities in the Western Cape are supporting different models of integrating community-based services to clients co-infected with TB and HIV. There is some evidence that such models may lead to favourable treatment outcomes. However, there is less evidence on how these models are being implemented across different settings. This report details the findings of such a formative evaluation this was conducted during 2010.

Best Practices in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a key intervention to improving maternal and child health and meeting the 4th and 5th Millennium Development Goals. Preventing mother to child transmission of HIV should be an integral part of routine maternal and child health services so that:  

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