South Sudan Provides High-Quality HIV Services to Key Populations —and Sees Positive Results

January 13, 2021For the past five years, the Evidence to Action (E2A) project in South Sudan worked with the Ministry of Health, local partner organizations, and health workers to improve the health of people living with HIV, including groups that face barriers to health care and higher risks of infection, such as female sex workers. To meet the needs of these key populations, E2A: Provided screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and provided gender-based violence screenings and referral services for hard-to-reach female sex workers Increased access to HIV testing, prevention, and treatment services for female sex workersImproved access to family planning services and raised awareness of family planning benefits and healthy behaviors.  Instability due to violence and insecurity in South Sudan have led to a weakened health system. As a result, HIV services have suffered. In 2018, only 24% of people living with HIV knew their status and 16% of people living with HIV were on treatment—far from the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.  IntraHealth built partnerships with the National Ministry of Health and the South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission, which allowed the project to partner with 111 public facilities and two private facilities to provide HIV treatment services to clients. Health workers at&nbs...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: South Sudan Evidence to Action (E2A) Project Family Planning & Reproductive Health HIV AIDS Community Health Workers Source Type: news