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Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results in Kebbi State

The Prevention and Organizational Systems - AIDS Care and Treatment (Pro-ACT) project strengthens the capacity of Nigeria's public private, and community sectors for sustainable HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, control, care and treatment integrated within the health system. This fact sheet shows the project's results in Kebbi State from October 2013 to July 2016.

Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results in Kwara State

Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results

The Prevention and Organizational Systems - AIDS Care and Treatment (Pro-ACT) project strengthens the capacity of Nigeria's public private, and community sectors for sustainable HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, control, care and treatment integrated within the health system. This fact sheet shows project results nationwide from August 2009 to July 2016.

Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results in Niger State

Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results in Sokoto State

Fact Sheet: Pro-ACT's Key Results in Zamfara State

Pro-ACT Success Stories: Building Local Capacity and Strengthening Health Systems

Technical Brief: Institutionalizing Government-led Capacity Strengthening of Human Resources for Health: The CPHCE Model

The Prevention and Organizational Systems - AIDS Care and Treatment (Pro-ACT) project is a seven-year project (2009-2016) funded by USAID and implemented by MSH in five Nigerian states: Niger, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

Technical Brief: Creating Sustainable Government Commitment in Kwara State, Nigeria

Technical Brief: Improving Dried Blood Spot Transport Logistics for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV - The SPEEID Model

Technical Brief: Financing Sustainable Laboratory Programs in Nigeria - Laboratory Revolving Funds

Technical Brief: Strengthening the Health Workforce for Improved HIV Service Delivery - The SHARE Strategy

Technical Brief: Improving Retention in HIV Treatment Programs in Nigeria - The STRIDE Strategy

MSH Malawi Newsletter, February 2017

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) has been assisting Malawi since 2003 to strengthen health care systems, increase disease prevention education, reduce maternal and childhood mortality rates, and expand access to quality HIV/AIDS services.

Fact Sheet: Care and Treatment for Sustained Support Project

The Care and Treatment for Sustained Support (CaTSS) project applies Nigeria’s test and treat approach to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals.

Strengthening Human Resources for Health in Nigeria

Human resources for health challenges related to training, deploying, and sustaining an effective health workforce have remained a barrier to successful program implementation at different levels of the health system.As health facilities are now required to treat all identi ed HIV positive clients in line with the newTest and Treat guidelines for achieving the UNAIDS 90:90:90 goals, addressin

Using Performance Charts to Achieve HIV Targets

The strides made in Malawi's Chiradzulu District demonstrate improved data use at the facility level and that using performance charts can go a long way in improving program performance. As a result of the success in Chiradzulu, the initiative has been scaled up in all of the DHSS program areas.

Tracing System Improves Retention of Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy

The patient tracing system improved the delivery of HIV services in MSH-supported facilities in Malawi's Blantyre District. More than 50% of patients who had missed an appointment were brought back to care. Some patients who had self- transferred out to other facilities were identi ed and their outcomes recorded in the register.

Improving Health Service Delivery in Malawi

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) has been assisting Malawi since 2003 to strengthen health care systems, increase disease preven- tion education, reduce maternal and childhood mortality rates, and expand access to quality HIV/AIDS services.

Using Systematic Quality Improvement Processes to Improve HIV Care and Treatment in Eastern Uganda

To improve quality of HIV care in targeted districts, STAR-E scaled up the Ministery of Health quality improvement framework in March 2013. STAR-E targeted 66 facilities, including high volume and smaller facilities that were underperforming on key indicators.

Reaching Key and Priority Populations in Uganda with HIV Prevention and Treatment Services

Key populations, including sex workers, prisoners, and men who have sex with men (MSM), are disproportionately infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS. In 2014, HIV prevalence among sex workers globally was 12 times the prevalence of the mainstream population. Sex workers and other key and priority populations contribute substantially to new HIV infections in Uganda.

One-Stop Shop for TB/HIV Services: A Model for Increasing Antiretroviral Therapy Uptake in Uganda

Uganda ranks among the top 20 countries in the world with the highest number of TB/HIV co-infection cases and the highest rate of TB cases among people living with HIV(PLHIV). In 2015, HIV prevalence was estimated at 7.1%, and approximately 45% of TB patients were co-infected with HIV.

Integrating Service Delivery for TB and Diabetes Mellitus – An Innovative and Scalable Approach in Ethiopia

Challenge TB was implemented in Ethiopia as part of Management Sciences for Health’s (MSH’s) Innovation Challenge Fund (INCH)2 initiative designed to encourage innovative interventions across MSH supported projects. MSH used the ExpandNet Framework3 to scale up the innovation.

Building Capacity in Information Management for HIV and AIDS Programs

A Compendium of Tools

Timely Testing Improves Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Infection

Since adopting Option B+ in 2011, Malawi has made significant progress in identifying and treating pregnant women living with HIV, thereby reducing vertical transmission. During the same time period, follow-up, diagnosis, and care of babies born to HIV-infected mothers also improved.