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Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021 Dec 21;9(4):978-989. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00168. Print 2021 Dec 31.
INTRODUCTION: Faced with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide instituted lockdowns to curtail virus spread. Health facility closures and travel restrictions disrupted access to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for people living with HIV. This report describes how HIV programs in Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, and Nigeria supported treatment continuation by introducing home delivery of ARVs. METHODS: Staff supporting the programs provided accounts of when and how decisions were taken to support ARV home delivery. They captured programmatic information about home delivery implementation using an intervention documentation tool. The 4 country experiences revealed lessons learned about factors favoring successful expansion of ARV home delivery. RESULTS: Three of the countries relied on existing networks of community health workers for ARV delivery; the fourth country, Indonesia, relied on a private sector courier service. Across the 4 countries, between 19% and 51% of eligible clients were served by home delivery. The experiences showed that ARV home delivery is feasible and acceptable to health service providers, clients, and other stakeholders. Essential to success was rapid mobilization of stakeholders who led the design of the home delivery mechanisms and provided leadership support of the service innovations. Timely service adaptation was made possible by pre-existing differentiated models of care supportive of community-based ARV provision by outreach workers. Home delivery models prioritized protection of client confidentiality and prevention measures for COVID-19. Sustainability of the innovation depends on reinforcement of the commodity management infrastructure and investment in financing mechanisms. CONCLUSION: Home delivery of ARVs is a feasible client-centered approach to be included among the options for decentralized drug distribution. It serves as a measure for expanding access to care both when access to health services is disrupted and under routine circumstances.
简介:面对冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行,世界各国政府实施了封锁措施以遏制病毒传播。卫生机构关闭和旅行限制打乱了艾滋病毒感染者获得抗逆转录病毒(ARV)治疗的机会。本报告描述了印度尼西亚、老挝、尼泊尔和尼日利亚的艾滋病毒规划如何通过引入 ARV 家庭配送来支持治疗的延续。
方法:支持这些项目的工作人员提供了有关何时以及如何做出支持 ARV 家庭配送决策的说明。他们使用干预文件工具记录了家庭配送实施的项目信息。这 4 个国家的经验揭示了有利于成功扩大 ARV 家庭配送的因素。
结果:其中 3 个国家依靠现有的社区卫生工作者网络提供 ARV 配送;第四个国家印度尼西亚则依靠私营部门快递服务。在这 4 个国家中,有 19%至 51%的符合条件的患者通过家庭配送得到了服务。这些经验表明,ARV 家庭配送是可行且可被卫生服务提供者、患者和其他利益攸关方接受的。成功的关键是迅速动员利益攸关方,由他们主导家庭配送机制的设计,并为服务创新提供领导支持。通过现有的差异化关怀模式,为外展工作人员提供社区内的 ARV 供应提供支持,从而实现了及时的服务调整。这些模式优先考虑保护客户隐私和预防 COVID-19 的措施。该创新的可持续性取决于加强商品管理基础设施和投资融资机制。
结论:ARV 的家庭配送是一种可行的以患者为中心的方法,可以作为分散药物配送选择之一。当获取卫生服务受到干扰和在常规情况下,它都可以作为扩大护理机会的措施。
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