National PMTCT Program Assessments
National PMTCT Program Assessments In partnership with local government entities, HAI conducted the first national assessments of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in Côte d’Ivoire, informing national PMTCT implementation and data...
Poverty & Gender-based Violence: Upstream HIV Interventions
Poverty & Gender-based Violence: Upstream HIV Interventions HAI’s OVC-plus project took aim at two social determinants of HIV infection in Côte d’Ivoire: poverty and gender-based violence. Economic and social vulnerabilities are both by-products and...
Building Local NGO Capacity
Local NGO Collaboration In addition to our public sector partnership model, HAI has always worked closely with local NGOs that represent community priorities and help expand the health system’s reach beyond the clinic. A core constituency of public sector...
Mental Health Screening & Treatment to Improve HIV Outcomes
HAI is piloting the use of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for mental health screening within HIV-positive populations to improve HIV treatment outcomes.
SAIA-Hypertension: Integrating Care Cascades
SAIA-Hypertension: Integrating care cascades In Mozambique, the SAIA team is evaluating the evidence-based Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) to optimize hypertension screening and treatment services for people living with HIV. SAIA HAS TRANSFERRED TO...
Identifying Gaps in HIV Treatment Retention for Pregnant Mozambicans under B+
Identifying Gaps in HIV Treatment Retention for Pregnant Mozambicans under B+ HAI’s Option B+ study showed low-cost inputs and systems adjustments can meaningfully improve retention of HIV-positive mothers in antiretroviral treatment (ART), especially when combined...
SAIA-PMTCT: Optimizing the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
SAIA-PMTCT: Optimizing the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission HAI faculty at the UW led the research that established the effectiveness, adaptability, and scalability of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) to improve service delivery for...
Assessors: Expertise embedded in the public system
Assessors: expertise embedded in the public system Assessor is a Portuguese term meaning “advisor” used by HAI to refer to HAI technical advisors working directly within national ministry of health offices, providing technical expertise and direct support...
Peer Support Groups
One strategy HAI embraces to build community-to-clinic linkages is through peer support groups—a cost-effective, evidence-based practice that has been shown to improve health behaviors and attitudes across the health care spectrum.