Operational plan for comprehensive HIV and AIDS care and ...

9.3.4 This operational plan calls for significant additional investments to
improve the capacity and capabilities of the national health care
system, in particular the strengthening of human resource capacity,
and providing incentives to recruit and retain health professionals in
historically underserved areas.
9.3.5 Comprehensive care and treatment for HIV and AIDS needs to be
delivered in an integrated fashion within a coherent overarching
public health policy framework for the provision of basic social
services as part of the continuum of care.
9.3.6 More than half of the total expenditures envisaged in this plan will
go toward strengthening the national health system, emphasizing
prevention and promoting healthy lifestyles. These funds will allow
not only for the delivery of comprehensive care and treatment for
those infected with HIV, but will also improve the overall
capabilities of the health system.
9.4 Reinforcing the Key Government Strategy of Prevention
9.4.1 In the absence of a cure for AIDS, prevention remains the
cornerstone of the country’s response to HIV and AIDS. The
current range of prevention strategies includes provision of barrier
methods, voluntary counselling and HIV testing, prevention of
mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT), post-exposure prophylaxis
(PEP), syndromic management of STIs, TB management, and a
large and sustained information, education and communication
campaign. Some of these strategies are critical entry points for care
and treatment interventions.
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