The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS • Chapter 19: Palliative Care in Resource-Poor SettingsHospice Association of South Africa (HASA) was supported by the National Department of Healthto replicate this model in seven pilot programs. 21, 22 People with HIV/AIDS and their families arecared for by and in their immediate communities with help from outside agencies and healthcareprofessionals26 picaswho are committed to implementing palliative care standards. HASA is now demonstratingthe physical, financial, and social benefits of linking micro-community and hospicecare to the formal care system of hospitals and clinics, empowering communities to better dealwith the burden of disease as well as to decrease incidence and stigma. HASA’s integratedcommunity-based home care model is depicted in Figure 19-3.Figure 19-3: An Introduction to the Integrated Community-Based Home Care Model(Hospice Association of South Africa)Source: HASA. An Introduction to the Integrated Community-Based Home Care Model (ICHC). Hospice Associationof South Africa, 2001. Videotape produced by ASI, email: magweni@kindsley.co.za Reprinted, with permission,from the South Coast Hospice, South Africa.Hospice Uganda promotes similar work through its government-supported community-basedhospice program, providing home care and serving as a resource center to the community forhealthcare professional training, public education, and advocacy for hospice services. 49394U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • HIV/AIDS Bureau