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Lessons Learned for Strengthening Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Programs

HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Chris Cintron, Allyson Fernandez Knott, Victor Mudhune Published: September 2018 Resource Description: Early infant diagnosis (EID) testing of HIV-exposed infants is an essential step to initiating lifesaving treatment for HIV-positive infants and preventing mother-to-child transmission for HIV-negative infants. Whether infected in utero, at birth, or in the months thereafter via breastfeeding, infants who […]

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Costs of HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis: Forecasting Tool and Manual

Health Finance, HIV/AIDS, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Peter Stegman, Rachel Sanders, Chris Cintron, and Carlos Avila Published: April 2017 Resource Description: The Excel-based spreadsheet tool, developed by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project, can be used to estimate the costs and human resource implications of scaling up HIV viral load monitoring and the use of viral load testing for […]

Role of Health Insurance in Strengthening the Financial Protection System in India

Costs of HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Testing in Kenya

HIV/AIDS, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Christopher Cintron, Victor Mudhune, Romana Haider, Heather Cogswell, Jose Gutierrez, Frank Angira, and Carlos Avila Published: April 2017 Resource Description: Kenya’s current HIV care guidelines call for universal coverage of routine viral load (VL) monitoring for people receiving antiretroviral therapy and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing for all children born to women with […]

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