What We Do
HP+ works in collaboration with key stakeholders in the government, civil society, and elsewhere to strengthen the national HIV response.To support this work, we provide evidenced-based recommendations to reduce discrimination at the health facility level. We also generate cost estimates for policymakers to assess the budgetary implications of full implementation of new HIV treatment protocols.
With regard to stigma and discrimination, HP+ works to
- Improve access and quality of HIV care and treatment by using an evidence-based framework for reducing stigma-based discrimination within health facilities
- Collect data on the prevalence of discrimination among medical and non-medical staff at health facilities
- Conduct surveys of PLHIV and members of key populations to capture their experiences and perspectives on stigma and discrimination in the health system
- Provide baseline data to inform recommendations for activities tailored to reduce discrimination
- Create a framework to measure the impact of discrimination reduction at the facility level
With regard to financing, we
- Conduct strategic costing and policy analysis of the Ghana ART program to estimate costs associated with scaling up ART treatment by 2020; this includes provision of ART and supplies, human resource needs, supply chain costs, and clinical infrastructure and equipment
- Provide evidence to the National AIDS Control Program to assist them in meeting ART scale-up targets for testing, treatment, and retention