Establishment of a Public Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic for Adults in Urban Botswana: Lessons Learned | Zendy

C. William Wester | Zendy; Hermann Bussmann | Zendy; Ava Avalos | Zendy; Ndwapi Ndwapi | Zendy; Tendani Gaolathe | Zendy; Peter Cardiello | Zendy; Christine Bussmann | Zendy; Howard Moffat | Zendy; Patson Mazonde | Zendy; Richard Marlink | Zendy

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Establishment of a Public Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic for Adults in Urban Botswana: Lessons Learned

Author(s) -

C. William Wester,

Hermann Bussmann,

Ava Avalos,

Ndwapi Ndwapi,

Tendani Gaolathe,

Peter Cardiello,

Christine Bussmann,

Howard Moffat,

Patson Mazonde,

Richard Marlink

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/428352

Subject(s) - antiretroviral treatment , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , public health , scale (ratio) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , developing country , family medicine , environmental health , economic growth , nursing , viral load , geography , cartography , economics

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are under significant pressure to open large-scale, public antiretroviral treatment clinics. Many lessons have been learned in Botswana, where the first public antiretroviral treatment clinic in Africa was established. The availability of core, well-trained medical staff will be the primary factor that limits a rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs.

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