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ICEHA's Programs
ARV Scale-up and Provision of Comprehensive Care
for HIV-infected Patients
Maitama, Nigeria
Program Overview
In 2003, ICEHA was invited to develop an ARV scale-up
program in Maitama, Nigeria. The program includes
training local healthcare providers in comprehensive
HIV care for patients as well as the set-up of operational
systems within clinics that will enable HIV care
to be delivered.
During the project, ICEHA’s volunteer teams
will work at each identified site for periods of
three months at a time over a total duration of
12 months. The teams will:
- Provide hands-on HIV/AIDS training to local
healthcare providers with an emphasis on ARV therapy.
The training will be carried out using a combination
of an HIV teaching curriculum specific for Nigeria,
bedside teaching methods, weekly teaching conferences
within the hospital, and regional workshops.
- Set up the management system as a necessary component
for the provision of care to HIV-infected patients
in need of treatment for opportunistic diseases
and/or in need of antiretroviral treatment. This
includes setting up patient record-keeping systems,
patient monitoring and treatment adherence systems,
and an ARV stock management system.
This program is an international collaborative
effort between the Gede AIDS and Infectious Disease
Research Institute, ICEHA, and Universidade Federal
do Rio de Janeiro.
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