Providing HIV care in the aftermath of Kenya's post-election violence Medecins Sans Frontieres' lessons learned January - March 2008.
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MSF Brussels, rue Dupre 94, Brussels 1090, Belgium. tony.reid@brussels.msf.org.Issue Date
2008-12
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ABSTRACT: Kenya's post-election violence in early 2008 created considerable problems for health services, and in particular, those providing HIV care. It was feared that the disruptions in services would lead to widespread treatment interruption. MSF had been working in the Kibera slum for 10 years and was providing antiretroviral therapy to 1800 patients when the violence broke out. MSF responded to the crisis in a number of ways and managed to keep HIV services going. Treatment interruption was less than expected, and MSF profited from a number of "lessons learned" that could be applied to similar contexts where a stable situation suddenly deteriorates.PubMed ID
19055803Language
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1752-1505ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/1752-1505-2-15
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