Implementing Advanced HIV Disease Care for Inpatients in a Referral Hospital in Malawi – Demand, Results and Cost Implications

Implementing Advanced HIV Disease Care for Inpatients in a Referral Hospital in Malawi – Demand, Results and Cost Implications

Setting: 100 bed medical ward in referral hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Objective: HIV positive patients admitted to hospital often have advanced HIV disease (AHD) and are at risk for mortality. WHO guidelines suggest a package of care for AHD; these are often not implemented, especially in inpatient...

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Main Authors: Tom Heller, Douglas Damba, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kamamia, Angellina Nhlema, Claudia Wallrauch, Chimwemwe Chawinga, Cecilia Kanyama, Lillian Gondwe-Chunda, Jonathan Ngoma, Beatrice Matanje, Hannock Tweya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2022-03-01
Series:Annals of Global Health
Online Access:https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3532

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