Decroo T, Rasschaert F, Telfer B, Remartinez D, Laga M, et al.
2013-07-30 • International Health
2013-07-30 • International Health
In sub-Saharan Africa models of care need to adapt to support continued scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retain millions in care. Task shifting, coupled with community partic...
ABSTRACT: Kenya's post-election violence in early 2008 created considerable problems for health services, and in particular, those providing HIV care. It was feared that the disruptions ...
Thomson A, Telfer B, Opondo Awiti P, Munge J, Ngunga M, et al.
2018-01-24 • PLOS One
2018-01-24 • PLOS One
Within the first year of implementation, 43% of women who tested HIV positive at their first antenatal care visit were no longer retained and being followed in the free prevention of mot...
Nguku PM, Sharif S, Omar A, Nzioka C, Muthoka P, et al.
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
2007-02-02 • MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
In mid-December 2006, several unexplained fatalities associated with fever and generalized bleeding were reported to the Kenya Ministry of Health (KMOH) from Garissa District in North Ea...
2014-01-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2014-01-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION To overcome patients' reported barriers to accessing anti-retroviral therapy (ART), a community-based delivery model was piloted in Tete, Mozambique. Community ART Group...
BACKGROUND To improve retention on ART, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Ministry of Health and patients piloted a community-based antiretroviral distribution and adherence monitoring m...
Funk S, Ciglenecki I, Tiffany A, Gignoux EM, Camacho A, et al.
2017-04-10 • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2017-04-10 • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa was stopped by an enormous concerted effort of local communities and national and international organizations. It is not clear, however, how much the pu...
Van Winghem J, Telfer B, Reid AJ, Ouko J, Mutunga A, et al.
2008-12-01 • BMC Pediatrics
2008-12-01 • BMC Pediatrics
BACKGROUND: To achieve good clinical outcomes with HAART, patient adherence to treatment and care is a key factor. Since the literature on how to care for pediatric HIV patients is limit...
Decroo T, Telfer B, das Dores C, White RA, dos Santos N, et al.
2017-08-11 • BMJ Open
2017-08-11 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVES Estimate the effect of participation in Community ART Groups (CAG) versus individual care on retention-in-care (RIC) on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
