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Main hub for @MSF's HIV work in 19 Middle & Lower Income countries, plus HIV-related operational research, views and more. RTs are not endorsements.

 Johannesburg, South Africa
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#ICYMI: MSF's 'Welcome Back' service shows the potential for facilities to adapt existing resources and staff attitudes to be more responsive and friendly towards #HIV patients' needs and the burgeoning trend of disengagement from treatment. #SAAIDS2019
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MSF and @AviroHealth launched the Khetha app which helps teach young people about #HIV testing and counselling. #SAAIDS2019
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[NEW] New app Khetha wants to help teach young people about HIV testing #SAAIDS2019 thedailyvox.co.za/the-khetha…
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THREAD: #SAAIDS2019 How MSF's joint #HIV/#TB project reached 90-94-95 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa:
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Community ownership: Enormous engagement saw community leaders and members, local CSOs & traditional health practitioners directly involved in the HIV project from the beginning. This may have shifted the community’s overall perceptions of #HIV and driven demand for HIV testing.
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An MSF poster presentation at #SAAIDS2019 shows that addressing advanced #HIV in KwaZulu-Natal requires implementation of male-friendly services. Men were found to avoid seeking medical assitance, making them more likely to develop Advanced HIV. bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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MSF's stall at #SAAIDS2019 promoting MSF and @AviroHealth's new digital #HIV counselling app, KHETHA, designed with youth for youth. Find out more here: bit.ly/31tI7i6
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#ICYMI: In Khayelitsha, SA MSF found that reducing the number of visits required to refill #HIV patients #ART supplies, could help decongest health facilities, reduce workload of health staff, and allow patients to get on with their day-to-day lives. bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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POSTER: Increased antiretroviral treatment has seen greater numbers of #HIV patients with virological failure (VF). An MSF study looked at rates and factors associated with #VF, and switch to second-line #ART. bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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POSTER:An MSF study on Advanced #HIV in KZN in those presenting with <200CD4 between 2008-2018 shows it is increasingly represented by those who are ART-experienced with a history of care disengagement or likely virological failure. bit.ly/2X4xt1U #SAAIDS2019
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“A welcoming approach underpins the whole Welcome Back model; we normalize and acknowledge people’s struggles with treatment, we give support and empower them. But we need to take care of staff too, prevent burnout,” MSF’s Thembisa Makaleni-Leteze #SAAIDS2019 #HIVfatigue
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“In Khayelitsha, like the rest of South Africa, disengagement from HIV treatment is a real issue; 46% of the longterm HIV patients had disengaged from treatment by 2014. It’s normal to struggle,” MSF’s Sr Thembisa Makalene-Leteze who runs our Welcome Back Service #SAAIDS2019
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“If PrEP is seasonal, why are we STILL talking about six month retention in care? We urgently need longer-acting PrEP formulations!” MSF’s Nelisiwe Ntuli, who leads our PrEP Diva’s Programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa #SAAIDS2019 #hivprevention #prepdivas #prep
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MSF's Sister Thembisa Makeleni-Leteze presents the results of the Welcome Back Services study at #SAAIDS2019. Welcome Back Services aimed to bring dis-engaged patients back onto ART in Khayelitsha, South Africa. See abstract: bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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“In our PrEP study, high motivation or baseline characteristics of a ‘good attender’ were NOT a predictor of completing the 6 month period. When you go deeper into people’s stories, all faced challenges. Integrating PrEP is a continuous process,” MSF’s Nelisiwe Ntuli #SAAIDS2019
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MSF's Nelisiwe Ntuli on our ‘PrEP Divas' programme in Khayelitsha which encourages young women to take control of their sexual health. Women self-selected to be part of a study where they were provided PrEP every 3-4 months depending on their contraceptive methods. #SAAIDS2019
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MSF's 'PrEP Divas' study into the retention of young women in their PrEP programme suggests that longer acting formulations of the drug could improve retention in care as it would minimise the number of clinic visits required. Read here: bit.ly/2X4xt1U #SAAIDS2019
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In Khayelithsa, PrEP is being targeted to young women for #HIV prevention as they face high risks of infection. An MSF study shows that focused initiatives through youth-centred clinics have seen a number of young women continuing to use PrEP. #SAAIDS2019 bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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.@TAC and activists take over the corridor at @SAAIDS2019 demanding that Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) urgently drop the price of bedaquiline, a vital drug in the treat of drug-resistant TB #hivcoinfection #SAAIDS2019 #droptheprice @JNJGlobalHealth
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COMING UP: MSF's Sister Thembisa Makeleni-Leteze and Nelisiwe Ntuli will be presenting their abstracts at #SAAIDS2019 in Hall 3 and Hall 1. Read more here: bit.ly/2X4xt1U
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“How did Eshowe get to 90-94-95? I would say it’s the power of partnership. We had the total commitment of the traditional leadership & close collaboration with the departments of Health & Education," Musa Ndlovu from MSF's HIV/TB project #SAAIDS2019 Read:bit.ly/2wO53u6
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MSF’s School’s Health Programme project was implemented in KZNl, SA. KZN has the highest #HIV prevalence in the country at 27% (age 15-49). Read MSF’s new online toolkit to find out about the challenges we faced, and the programmes and results: bit.ly/2IaEE0a #SAAIDS2019
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