Download or read book National Quality Assurance Strategy for HIV Counselling and Testing written by Zambia. Ministry of Health and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Quality Assurance Strategy for Voluntary Counseling and Testing written by Vicki Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Guidelines for HIV Counselling Testing written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Laboratory Quality Management System written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to engage in the International Health Regulations implementation process. Only sound management of quality in health laboratories will enable countries to produce test results that the international community will trust in cases of international emergency. This handbook was developed through collaboration between the WHO Lyon Office for National Epidemic Preparedness and Response, the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Laboratory Systems, and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). It is based on training sessions and modules provided by the CDC and WHO in more than 25 countries, and on guidelines for implementation of ISO 15189 in diagnostic laboratories, developed by CLSI. This handbook is intended to provide a comprehensive reference on Laboratory Quality Management System for all stakeholders in health laboratory processes, from management, to administration, to bench-work laboratorians. This handbook covers topics that are essential for quality management of a public health or clinical laboratory. They are based on both ISO 15189 and CLSI GP26-A3 documents. Each topic is discussed in a separate chapter. The chapters follow the framework developed by CLSI and are organized as the "12 Quality System Essentials".

Download or read book Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With insightful discussion of program evaluation and the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control, this book presents a set of clear-cut recommendations to help ensure that the substantial resources devoted to the fight against AIDS will be used most effectively. This expanded edition of Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs covers evaluation strategies and outcome measurements, including a realistic review of the factors that make evaluation of AIDS programs particularly difficult. Randomized field experiments are examined, focusing on the use of alternative treatments rather than placebo controls. The book also reviews nonexperimental techniques, including a critical examination of evaluation methods that are observational rather than experimentalâ€"a necessity when randomized experiments are infeasible.

Download or read book Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services 2019 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 2009 Quality Assurance Standards for HIV Counseling Testing and Referral Data written by Denise Duran and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document. is intended to help health departments funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) improve the quality of their HIV counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) data. In addition to providing definitions of the principles, models, and concepts relevant to improving the quality of CTR data, the document describes recommended quality assurance (QA) practices and provides sample tools and templates to facilitate the implementation of QA systems and procedures for processing CTR data. The document also includes recommendations to facilitate staff training, technical assistance, communication, and support to health department staff and service providers in processing CTR data. The goals of effective CTR monitoring and evaluation are to improve the planning and provision of CTR services and ultimately to decrease HIV morbidity and mortality. High-quality data are needed at the local, state, and national levels to effectively monitor and evaluate CTR service delivery. By providing the recommendations in this document, we intend to foster, among CTR program staff, a culture of high-quality data, including practices and policies that build organizational commitment, stakeholder involvement, and staff capacity. The development of the 2009 QA Standards was informed by (1) a comprehensive review of the literature on QA of data and the current CTR guidance; (2) a thorough review of current CTR data practices and interviews with CTR staff from three health departments that have a record of achieving high data quality; (3) a stakeholder consultation regarding the draft, with participation from CDC staff, health department CTR staff, and local service providers; and (4) an implementation pilot with three additional health departments." - p. 1

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Download or read book Guidelines for HIV Testing and Counselling in Clinical Settings written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quality Assurance Guidelines on HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services in Community Settings written by Community Forum on AIDS. and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minimum criteria for external quality assurance proficiency tests for use by laboratories designated by WHO for the purposes of HIV drug resistance surveillance written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This policy brief provides guidance on the minimum criteria external quality assurance proficiency testing schemes are required to meet to be used to assess the proficiency of laboratories seeking designation or redesignation as WHO-designated laboratories for the purpose of HIV drug resistance surveillance testing. Routine monitoring and surveillance of HIV drug resistance is one of the key pillars of quality and effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) programming and helps ensure the continuous efficacy of ART and supports countries in achieving the 2030 global goal for HIV epidemic control. WHO has also established a network of HIV drug resistance genotyping laboratories (WHO HIVResNet laboratories) that support the generation of reliable quality-assured HIV drug resistance survey data. Participation in external quality assurance programmes, including annual proficiency testing, is required by WHO for laboratories to obtain and maintain HIVResNet designation status. One limitation with the existing programme is a restricted number of laboratories that can be supported due to funding constraints. To facilitate the inclusion of additional laboratories into the WHO HIVResNet Laboratory Network, WHO in collaboration with the WHO HIVResNet Laboratory Working Group developed minimum criteria for external quality assurance proficiency testing schemes that can be used to support laboratories seeking designation or redesignation by WHO for the purposes of HIV drug resistance surveillance.

Download or read book Health Care Service Management written by Marie Eloïse Muller and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive management manual brings together a holistic philosophy of health care, an overview of good business practices, and guidelines for compliance to national and international hospital accreditation standards. Chapters cover conceptual frameworks for health service delivery, strategic planning, good governance, financial management, human resource management, and continuous quality improvement. The philosophy of Ubuntu, the African notion that everyone in a community is responsible for the welfare of its members, is also discussed as a necessary consideration in all heath care decisions.

Download or read book Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention testing treatment service delivery and monitoring written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring bring together existing and new clinical and programmatic recommendations across different ages, populations and settings, bringing together all relevant WHO guidance on HIV produced since 2016. It serves as an update to the previous edition of the consolidated guidelines on HIV. These guidelines continue to be structured along the continuum of HIV care. Information on new combination prevention approaches, HIV testing, ARV regimens and treatment monitoring are included. There is a new chapter on advanced HIV disease that integrates updated guidance on the management of important HIV comorbidities, including cryptococcal disease, histoplasmosis and tuberculosis. The chapter on general HIV care, contains a new section on palliative care and pain management, and up to date information on treatment of several neglected tropical diseases, such as visceral leishmaniasis and Buruli ulcer. New recommendations for screening and treating of cervical pre-cancer lesions in women living with HIV are also addressed in this chapter. Guidance on service delivery was expanded to help the implementation and strengthening the HIV care cascade. Importantly, this guidance emphasizes the need for differentiated approaches to care for people who are established on ART, such as reduced frequency of clinic visits, use of multi-month drug dispensing and implementation of community ART distribution. The adoption of these efficiencies is essential to improve the quality of care of people receiving treatment and reduce the burden on health facilities, particularly in resource limited settings.

Download or read book Counselling Guidelines for HIV Testing written by Canadian Medical Association and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quality Assurance Guidelines for the Delivery of HIV Antibody Counseling Testing Referral and Partner Notification Services written by Illinois. Department of Public Health and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tropical Medicine written by Nick Beeching and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions. New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook Brand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding Fully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert) Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice