Côte d’Ivoire
Health Alliance International worked in partnership with Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (MSHP) from 1992 to 2021.
A french-speaking, West African nation with a population of nearly 25 million people, Côte d’Ivoire boasted the 12th largest economy in Africa in 2019, but the 7th lowest life expectancy in the world.
Despite recent economic growth and stability, Côte d’Ivoire’s not-too-distant history of civil and ethnic conflicts (1999, 2002-2007, 2010-2011) severely undermined the capacity and reach of the Ivorian health system, with enduring consequences. In Northern Côte d’Ivoire, in particular, this led to the destruction of health facilities and schools, disruption of services, and displacement of health workers.
9 out of 10
people living with HIV who initiated treatment at a Project LINKS supported facility were active in care one year later.
Starting in 2007, HAI began working to strengthen and integrate HIV/AIDS services into Côte d’Ivoire’s public sector health system.
Thanks to the effectiveness of HAI’s public sector partnership model, what started as supportive supervision at 10 public clinics in the Northern town of Bouaké grew into a comprehensive, clinical systems-strengthening approach at over 300 health facilities across 6 regions under Project LINKS.
Along with working to expand and integrate HIV/AIDS services within the public sector, HAI also partnered with the MSHP to test the efficacy of health services and identify ways to improve Côte d’Ivoire’s health delivery system. Projects included national health service assessments; service delivery intervention studies; and operations research workshops conducted in collaboration with the Ivorian National Public Health Institute.
As of October 2021, clinical HIV/AIDS services across the 6 regions formerly supported under Project LINKS continue to receive quality improvement and system strengthening support through a combination of MSHP and local, Ivorian NGO activities with ongoing USG/PEPFAR support.
Explore HAI’s Portfolio of recent
Côte d’Ivoire-based programs below.
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Côte d’Ivoire Porfolio
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Project History
| [1998-1998] Gagnoa Hospital Support Project (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| [2007-2009] Acceleration and Integration of Pediatric Treatment and PMTCT Project (Côte d’Ivoire – UNICEF) |
| [2008-2009] Rapid Expansion of Integrated HIV Care and Treatment in the Vallée du Bandama (Côte d’Ivoire – EGPAF/CDC) |
| [2009-2015] Rapid Scale up for HIV Care and Treatment Services in Northeastern Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire – CDC/PEPFAR) |
| [2012-2014] National Level PMTCT Cascade Analysis in Côte d’Ivoire – Phase One of an Operations Research and Intervention Project (Côte d’Ivoire – Population Council/USAID) |
| [2012-2015] Systems Analysis and Improvement to Optimize pMTCT: A Cluster Randomized Trial (Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya – UW/NIH) |
| [2014-2016] Assessment of the national level PMTCT Option B rollout in Côte d’Ivoire: Phase II of an operations research and intervention project for PMTCT activities (Côte d’Ivoire – Population Council/USAID) |
| [2015-2021] Project LINKS: Implementation of Programs for the Prevention Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Côte d’Ivoire under PEPFAR (Côte d’Ivoire – CDC/PEPFAR) |
Publications
News/Media
| Renouvellement des instances de l’Institut de Recherche et d’Action en Afrique (IRAA), Séri Gouély Paul élu président | Abidjan.net, 2019 |
| HIVCore Highlights: Addressing Retention in PMTCT and ART Programs to Improve Prevention and Treatment Outcomes | HIVCore, 2016 |
| HIVCore Highlights: HIV Testing Counseling and Linkages to Care and Treatment Services HIVCore | HIVCore, 2016 |
| World AIDS Day 2016: A world without AIDS is within our reach | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Balancing breastfeeding and work | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Why don’t more women breastfeed? | HAI Media, 2016 |
| HIV and Breastfeeding: Challenges and the way forward | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Publication alert: Evaluation of an innovative new approach in Mozambique and Côte d’Ivoire | HAI Media, 2016 |
| World AIDS Day 2015 | HAI Media, 2015 |
| World Malaria Day 2015 | HAI Media, 2015 |
| World Health Day 2015! | HAI Media, 2015 |
| Welcome to World Health Worker Week 2015! | HAI Media, 2015 |
| Health for All. Everywhere. Now! | HAI Media, 2014 |
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Côte d’Ivoire Portfolio
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PROJECT HISTORY
| [1998-1998] Gagnoa Hospital Support Project (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| [2007-2009] Acceleration and Integration of Pediatric Treatment and PMTCT Project (Côte d’Ivoire – UNICEF) |
| [2008-2009] Rapid Expansion of Integrated HIV Care and Treatment in the Vallée du Bandama (Côte d’Ivoire – EGPAF/CDC) |
| [2009-2015] Rapid Scale up for HIV Care and Treatment Services in Northeastern Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire – CDC/PEPFAR) |
| [2012-2014] National Level PMTCT Cascade Analysis in Côte d’Ivoire – Phase One of an Operations Research and Intervention Project (Côte d’Ivoire – Population Council/USAID) |
| [2012-2015] Systems Analysis and Improvement to Optimize pMTCT: A Cluster Randomized Trial (Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya – UW/NIH) |
| [2014-2016] Assessment of the national level PMTCT Option B rollout in Côte d’Ivoire: Phase II of an operations research and intervention project for PMTCT activities (Côte d’Ivoire – Population Council/USAID) |
| [2015-2021] Project LINKS: Implementation of Programs for the Prevention Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Côte d’Ivoire under PEPFAR (Côte d’Ivoire – CDC/PEPFAR) |
Publications
NEWS/MEDIA
| Renouvellement des instances de l’Institut de Recherche et d’Action en Afrique (IRAA), Séri Gouély Paul élu président | Abidjan.net, 2019 |
| HIVCore Highlights: Addressing Retention in PMTCT and ART Programs to Improve Prevention and Treatment Outcomes | HIVCore, 2016 |
| HIVCore Highlights: HIV Testing Counseling and Linkages to Care and Treatment Services HIVCore | HIVCore, 2016 |
| World AIDS Day 2016: A world without AIDS is within our reach | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Balancing breastfeeding and work | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Why don’t more women breastfeed? | HAI Media, 2016 |
| HIV and Breastfeeding: Challenges and the way forward | HAI Media, 2016 |
| Publication alert: Evaluation of an innovative new approach in Mozambique and Côte d’Ivoire | HAI Media, 2016 |
| World AIDS Day 2015 | HAI Media, 2015 |
| World Malaria Day 2015 | HAI Media, 2015 |
| World Health Day 2015! | HAI Media, 2015 |
| Welcome to World Health Worker Week 2015! | HAI Media, 2015 |
| Health for All. Everywhere. Now! | HAI Media, 2014 |
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Our mission is to promote policies and support programs that strengthen government primary health care and foster social, economic, and health equity for all. Our vision is a just world that promotes health and well-being, including universal access to quality health care.
Our History
Health Alliance International began in 1987 as a US-based international solidarity organization committed to supporting the public sector provision of health care for all. Over 35 years, HAI conducted programs in 17 countries, with flagship programs in Mozambique, Côte d'Ivoire, and Timor-Leste.
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In line with HAI’s commitment to support and strengthen local public health leadership, as of October 2021, HAI fully transitioned global operations and active programs to locally-based, locally-led NGOs. Learn more about this shift toward local autonomy and equity in global health.
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