Paradise Health Care Community Development Initiative

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In this period of , my thoughts goes out to the on , who can no longer go to the facility to access . I also worry about the overall management of comprehensive HIV care to sustain the success achieved from the last survey ( ).

I foresee , , and rates dropping drastically, especially as issues surrounding , and continues to gain momentum due to the decrease in testing, follow ups and visits arising from the isolation directives. This may greatly affect the 95 95 95 adversely.

As part of our best practices in the transitioned 's SHiPS for project, we implemented a robust intervention. I will list below some of the strategies implemented and suggest recommendations based on current realities along side;

👉 - Community heallth workers or volunteers can be recruited to provide this services especially for clients still living in denial or those in hard to reach areas.

👉 (mART) - Community heallth workers or volunteers can be recruited to take the drugs to the clients on refills and other provide other care and support services offsite.

👉Assigning specific (CMO) for each clients in the cohort - This practice should be strengthened and sustained.

👉Expertise in (SNT) - It's more like to get all sexual networks at home now, if this specialized sn*******ng strategy can be taken to the clients now, tremendous achievement will be made.

👉 via , and ( , ) - These strategies should be strengthened, made more engaging and more frequent. It's likely that the clients are learning new routines, the goal should be to incorporate and sustain HIV care requirements in the client's routine.

👉 - More than ever, these group of people should be strengthened to encourage PLHIV, share strategies, best practices, success and lessons learnt.

👉 of the (OSS) - Refill centres and OSS should be brought closer to the people.

👉Running of a super functional (HACC) - This should be reawaken, expanded and advertised to encourage access.

👉 and (PICT) - Irrespective of what anyone comes to any facility to do HIV Testing Services (HTS) should be offered to such person.

👉 strategy - Every positive patient, irrespective of CD4 or viral load should immediately be placed on treatment.

👉Decentralization of among others - Points of testing should be increased.

I will adverse that while and the , should be put in place for the above including novel strategies to run. We have come a long way, we should work round the current to still maintain the of our .

The 2018 CRSACA HIV/AIDS Summit.

…According to the 2014 Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey, the State prevalence is 6.6%, there is also 10% of new HIV infections, and 14% of HIV-related deaths in Nigeria as at end of 2015… Dr. Rose Nyambi (DG CRSACA).

…Recent activities carried out in the rural areas show that the rural areas initially supported by partners are now ‘Orphaned’…, …’we ask for more partnership, coordination and concerted efforts to especially reduce this trend to at least ensure that the next generation is HIV free’… Dr. Beta EDU (DG CRSPHCDA) .

…’Implementing Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) must be everyone’s responsibility’… Ibiam Azu (SPC HFG)

…HIV summit will help us understand where we are compared to where we want to be… Dr. Olusoji (UNICEF)

…’the leadership of Prof. Ben Ayade, the Executive Governor of the state is fully aware of the HIV/AIDS situation and has therefore approved 2 billion naira in this year’s budget to support CRSACA in providing the much needed response against the virus’… Dr. Inyang Asibong (Hon. Commissioner for Health)

…’the most sustainable investment that can be relied on is government contribution, …the cost of delivering HIV/AIDS services should be known’… Dr. Henry Ayuk (SPM FHI360)

…’there should be a KABB survey that addresses the attitudes and behaviour of Cross Riverians which affects the uptake of HIV/AIDS services’… Dr. Macfalane Ejah

…’MOWA partnered with LOPIN3 and other organizations to assess and empower 249 reactive households with N40, 000 each to start up different trades’… Hon. Stella Odey

‘DRM is the process through which countries raise and spend their own funds to provide for their people, There is a difference between DRM and fund raising’ Ibiam Azu (SPC HFG)
..coordination and institutional arrangement is a cross cutting issue..., ...in this plan, M&E is regarded as an enabler... Hon. Ibor (Gender Technical Working Group).

08/03/2018 partnered with , , , , and other stakeholders to mark the 2018 International Women's Day with the theme . A lot have been done, a lot is yet to be done, we pledged to rise up to the challenges of women as we join the renewed global resolve to Press for Progress