This webinar, hosted on 27 October by IAS – the International AIDS Society – showcased the upcoming launch of the supplement through presentations of the latest science and lessons learned on differentiated service delivery (DSD) for HIV during COVID-19. Presentations highlighted the modifications made by HIV programmes in response to COVID-19 that should be maintained as part of a better structured service delivery system. In addition, the discussions focused on sub-Saharan Africa and remaining evidence gaps that could be addressed through future implementation research.
Differentiated service delivery for HIV during COVID-19: Lessons and opportunities - launch of JIAS supplement
Chairs
Anna Grimsrud
International AIDS Society
Nelson Otwoma
NEPHAK
Speakers
Primrose Matambanadzo
CeSHHAR
Supporting PrEP access for female sex workers in Zimbabwe during COVID-19 lockdown with community-based delivery, extended PrEP refills and virtual support during COVID-19 lockdown
- Primrose Matambanadzo presentation slides.pptx (689.74 KB)
Youngji Jo
Boston Medical Centre, USA and Bevis Phiri, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Zambia
Changes in utilization of DSD for HIV treatment during COVID-19 in Zambia
Jienchi Dorward
University of Oxford
DSD for people on second-line antiretroviral therapy: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Jienchi Dorward presentation slides.pptx (4.15 MB)
Trish Muzenda
Kheth’Impilo AIDS Free Living and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Earlier referral to a community-based DSD for HIV treatment model with multi-month dispensing and annual clinic visits: Data from two cluster-randomized trials in Lesotho and Zimbabwe
- Trish Muzenda presentation slides.pptx (3.11 MB)
Peter Ehrenkranz
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
Silver linings: How COVID-19 expedited differentiated service delivery for HIV