Airborne Outreach: Building HIV Capacity and Strengthening Health Care Systems in Rural Botswana. (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Reid, Michael J. A.; Haverkamp, Miriam; McAllister, Tammi; Miller, Jonathan; Kirk, Brianna L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. Volume 13:Number 2(2014:Mar./Apr.)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: HIV -- outreach -- airborne -- health care system strengthening; AIDS (Disease) -- Periodicals; 616.9792
• DOI: 10.1177/2325957413488198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2325-9574

Abstract

There is a paucity of research demonstrating how HIV-funded services in Africa have improved equity and access to non-HIV services for both HIV-infected and uninfected patients. In this short communication, we describe the impact of an airborne outreach program to provide HIV services to high-HIV burden health facilities in rural Botswana. The analysis demonstrates how this HIV-funded program enhanced access to essential subspecialist services at several rural health facilities across Botswana.