Lyson Tenthani

TL;DR: Decreasing LTF will improve the effectiveness of the Option B+ approach, and Tailored interventions, like community or family-based models of care could improve its effectiveness.

TL;DR: One-third of women enrolled in Malawi's program to prevent human immunodeficiency virus mother-to-child-transmission adhered inadequately to antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

TL;DR: This study shows low PMTCT program efficiency and effectiveness under routine program conditions in Malawi, and HIV-free infant survival may have been influenced by key factors, including underuse of HAART, under use of sd-NVP, and suboptimal infant feeding practices.

TL;DR: Expert patients add value to the ART services at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in Malawi by carrying out shifted tasks acceptably, saving formal health staff time, and also act as ‘living testimonies’ of the benefits of ART and can be a means of achieving greater involvement of People Living with HIV in HIV treatment programs.

TL;DR: Following ART roll-out, the incidence of BSI has fallen and clinical outcomes have improved markedly, Nonetheless, BSI incidence remains high in the first 3 months of ART despite CPT.