Establishment of a Public Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic for Adults in Urban Botswana: Lessons Learned

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 40; no. 7; pp. 1041 - 1044
• Main Authors: Wester, C. William, Bussmann, Hermann, Avalos, Ava, Ndwapi, Ndwapi, Gaolathe, Tendani, Cardiello, Peter, Bussmann, Christine, Moffat, Howard, Mazonde, Patson, Marlink, Richard G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The University of Chicago Press 01.04.2005; University of Chicago Press; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; AIDS; Ambulatory Care - organization & administration; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Antiretrovirals; Botswana - epidemiology; Collaboration; Health Personnel - education; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; HIV 1; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Medical treatment; Nurses; Pediatrics; Physicians; Public health; Urban areas; Botswana; Africa
• ISSN: 1058-4838; 1537-6591
• DOI: 10.1086/428352

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are under significant pressure to open large-scale, public antiretroviral treatment clinics. Many lessons have been learned in Botswana, where the first public antiretroviral treatment clinic in Africa was established. The availability of core, well-trained medical staff will be the primary factor that limits a rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs.