SURGING THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO RETAIN PATIENTS ON ART:
EXPERIENCES USING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR ART DELIVERY IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA. Nigeria’s first COVID 19 case was identified late February 2020 in Lagos State and the number increased to 3,093 by May 22, 2020. Lockdown imposed resulted in business closures and movement restrictions. This negatively…
REDUCING INTERRUPTION IN TREATMENT (IIT) USING COMMUNITY INTERVENTION: MOBILE CARE SERVICE DELIVERY (M-CARE)
In collaboration with stakeholders, CIHP achieved an unparalleled public health feat in Gombe – the rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV. With more people starting ART in recent years than in previous years and the rise in the number of HIV-positive individuals receiving…
LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE IN LAGOS: THE JOLLY-95 APP EXPERIENCE
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many disruptions to the health system with marked effect on the HIV care and treatment continuum causing reduction in clinic visits and in-person client engagement. Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria, was the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with…
