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Right to Care successful in getting ‘lost’ patients back on treatment 1740 1189 Right to Care
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Right to Care successful in getting ‘lost’ patients back on treatment

Linkage to care officers (LCOs) in health facilities in Right to Care’s USAID-supported districts in the Free State and Mpumalanga are proving that a caring approach with HIV-positive people who have defaulted on their treatment is the most effective way to get them back into care. This same approach is being used to start youngsters…

No healthcare worker should be left out : What it takes to vaccinate Africa’s healthcare workers in hard-to-reach areas 889 582 Right to Care
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No healthcare worker should be left out : What it takes to vaccinate Africa’s healthcare workers in hard-to-reach areas

The wait is over for Sister Ntombesiko Lekhula The Eastern Cape province in South Africa (SA) stretches from rugged coastline to remote mountainous areas, which is where the Empilisweni District Hospital is found and where iSister Ntombesiko Lekhula works. She received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after a Right to Care mobile unit traversed…

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Building data capacity during a pandemic to save lives 1200 800 Right to Care
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Building data capacity during a pandemic to save lives

As Covid-19 infections soared, Buffalo City municipality in South Africa’s Eastern Cape needed urgent assistance with data analysis and information management to ensure that accurate data informed decision making and resource allocation. With funding from USAID, Right to Care began supporting the Eastern Cape Department of Health. Epidemiologist, Zikhona Jojozi, was seconded to assist. She…

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A husband’s perception on parenting groups 1141 638 Right to Care
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Zambia’s Covid-19 health response boosted by real-time data dashboard 1080 810 Right to Care
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Zambia’s Covid-19 health response boosted by real-time data dashboard

Healthcare managers and technical teams working on the ground in Zambia have moved away from manual excel spreadsheets and are using a new Zambia Covid-19 dashboard to access live information about Covid-19 in districts and provinces across the country. With real-time data at their fingertips, they are ensuring that responses to the pandemic are quick…

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Test-and-treat model sets new patients up for success 1400 933 Right to Care
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Test-and-treat model sets new patients up for success

USAID provides antiretrovirals (ART) to most of the Southern African population that need them. Through the provision of free antiretrovirals, HIV patients who are adhering to their daily regimen are able to live full lives and plan for the future. However, many people across South Africa are unaware of their HIV status, and are in…

Decentralized healthcare improves adherence and empowers communities 1400 933 Right to Care
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Decentralized healthcare improves adherence and empowers communities

Through Right to Care, USAID provides antiretrovirals (ARVs) to nearly 17,000 clients within the Copperbelt region of Zambia. Due to this endeavor by USAID, HIV patients who are adhering to their daily regimen are able to live full lives and plan for the future. The implementation of a community dispensing unit (CDU) infrastructure and the…

Multi-month dispensing serves patients and improves adherence 1400 933 Right to Care
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Multi-month dispensing serves patients and improves adherence

USAID provides antiretrovirals (ART) to most of the Southern African population that need them. Through the provision of free antiretrovirals, HIV patients who are adhering to their daily regimen are able to live full lives and plan for the future. Previously, in most of Southern Africa, patients had to attend the clinic to collect their…

Real-time data fights COVID-19 451 338 Right to Care
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Real-time data fights COVID-19

Until very recently, healthcare workers and teams working on the front line against COVID-19 in Zambia had no access to real-time data about the pandemic in their country. All data was stored in spreadsheets and on paper, leading to difficulties in understanding the real impact of the pandemic. This lack of data limited the speed…

Oxygen supplies save lives in Eastern Cape 472 629 Right to Care
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Oxygen supplies save lives in Eastern Cape

The healthcare system in the Eastern Cape has been under strain for some time but the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic across the region pushed the already fragile system to breaking point. One of the major issues in the region was the huge shortage of oxygen for patients suffering from the disease. As one Right…

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