Barbados - Carolina Population Center

CHAPTER 3: RESULTS— CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR HIV AND AIDS
Figure 3.4.4a: Protocols and guidelines for antiretroviral combination therapy services, HSPA
Barbados 2005
Opportunistic infections
0
Symptomatic, palliative care
0
Care of children living with HIV/AIDS
0
Care of adults living with HIV/AIDS
0
National treatment guidelines for children
0
National treatment guidelines for adults
1
Other ART treatment guidelines for adults or children
0
Number of facilities offering ART
2
No. of facilities providing ART
(2) No. of sites offering ART (7)
No guidelines/protocols were observed in all eligible ART service sites in these facilities,
except that one facility had the national ART treatment guidelines for adults available in
all eligible service sites. However, this information should be interpreted cautiously, as
this indicates that although the guidelines were not present in all service sites, perhaps
they are available in some sites within each facility.
In Figure 3.4.4b, there is laboratory capacity for monitoring ART at the two facilities
that provide it. It is commendable that all of the systems and items to support ART are
available in the two facilities. There were no stockouts for any ARV during the past
6 months in either of these facilities.
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