These Adapted Approaches Are Helping Improve HIV Care during COVID-19 in South Sudan

December 08, 2022After COVID-19 began to spread, IntraHealth International used two strategies to improve HIV services in South Sudan. The strategies achieved great success and IntraHealth is transitioned them to South Sudan’s Ministry of Health for implementation across the country.In collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Program (ICAP), IntraHealth used the Incident Management System and Granular Site Management strategies, which fostered teamwork and built data analysis and problem-solving skills among health workers.By late 2020, COVID-19 had already affected both access to and the quality of health services. And in South Sudan, it was no different. IntraHealth’sStrengthening National Capacity for Integrated HIV/AIDS Health Data Collection, Use, and Dissemination in Support of an Evidence-based Response team saw that the number of adults and children with HIV who were receiving antiretroviral therapy was down to 56%, but because of COVID-19 restrictions, the team wasn’t able to conduct site improvement or joint supportive supervision, and inadequate coordination made implementation with partners at health facilities difficult.In response to these challenges, CDC, IntraHealth, and ICAP partnered to roll out two different approaches across IntraHealth-supported health facilities: the Incident Management System (IMS) and the Granular Site Management (GSM) strategy....
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: South Sudan Strengthening National Capacity for Integrated HIV/AIDS Health Data Collection, Use, and Dissemination in Support of an Evidence-based Response in South Sudan & COVID-19 Source Type: news