Lessons from Tanzania on the integration of HIV and tuberculosis treatments into methadone assisted treatment
| Autor: | Deus Buma, Barrot H. Lambdin, Megan Dunbar, R. Douglas Bruce, Jessie Mbwambo, Olivia Chang, Cassian Nyandindi, Frank Masao, Gad P. Kilonzo, Ibrahim Mteza, Sophia Zamudio-Haas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Mental Health Services
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Medicine (miscellaneous) Developing country HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Tanzania Dar es salaam Health care Opiate Substitution Treatment Humans Medicine Program Development Psychiatry biology Delivery of Health Care Integrated business.industry Health Policy Opioid-Related Disorders biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Integrated care Family medicine business Methadone medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Drug Policy. 25:22-25 |
| ISSN: | 0955-3959 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.09.005 |
| Popis: | To successfully address HIV and TB in the world, we must address the healthcare needs of key populations, such as drug users, and we must do this urgently. Currently in Tanzania, as in many countries, the care for these medical disorders is separated into disease specific clinical environments. Our consortium began working to integrate HIV and TB clinical services into the methadone program in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We present the key lessons learned in this process of integration and the importance of integrating HIV/TB into the methadone program, which serves as a critical anchor for adherence to clinical services. Integrated healthcare for people who use drugs is clearly a long-term goal and different health systems will progress upon this continuum at different rates. What is clear is that every health system that interacts with drug users must aspire to achieve some level of integrated healthcare if the incidence rates of HIV and TB are to decline. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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