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ArticleFrontiers in public health2018

Extending beyond Policy: Reaching UNAIDS' Three "90"s in Malawi.

Zengani Chirwa, Florence Kayambo, Lolade Oseni, Marya Plotkin, Cyndi Hiner, Chimwemwe Chitsulo, Kelly Curran, Thokozani Kalua, Stacie C Stender

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zengani ChirwaJhpiego Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Florence KayamboJhpiego Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lolade OseniJhpiego Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Marya PlotkinJhpiego, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Cyndi HinerJhpiego, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Chimwemwe ChitsuloJhpiego Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Kelly CurranJhpiego, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Thokozani KaluaMalawi Ministry of Health HIV and AIDS Department, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Stacie C StenderJhpiego, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Johns Hopkins University · USPublic Health Institute of Malawi · MW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malawi, like other countries with a generalized HIV epidemic, is striving to reach the ambitious targets set by UNAIDS known as the three 90's for testing, provision of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression. Assisted by Malawi's progressive policies on HIV/AIDS, it appears possible that Malawi will attain these targets, but only by employing innovative program approaches to service delivery which help fill policy gaps. This article describes how a dedicated cadre of layperson testers and HIV-positive peers appears to have helped attain increases in HIV and viral load testing and retention in care in four districts in Malawi, and situates these innovations in a policy framework analysis.

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HIV preventionHIV testingMalawipolicy innovationreaching the three “90”ssub-Saharan Africaviral load testing

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PMID29600244
PMCPMC5863223
OpenAlexW2792263731

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