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dc.contributor.authorPrabhu, Krishna
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-24T12:07:12Z
dc.date.created2017-05
dc.date.issued2019-03-28
dc.date.submitted2017
dc.identifier.citationPrabhu, Krishna. 2017. Improving Health Outcomes Through Concurrent HIV Program Scale-Up and Health System Development in Rwanda: 20 Years of Experience. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Medical School.
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:40621087*
dc.description.abstractThe 1994 genocide against the Tutsi destroyed the health system in Rwanda. It is impressive that a small country like Rwanda has advanced its health system to the point of now offering near universal health insurance coverage. Through a series of strategic structural changes to its health system, catalyzed through international assistance, Rwanda has demonstrated a commitment towards improving patient and population health indicators. In particular, the rapid scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has become a great success story for Rwanda. The country achieved universal coverage of ART at a CD4 cell count of 200 cells/mm3 in 2007 and increased the threshold for initiation of ART to ≤350 cells/mm3 in 2008. Further, 2013 guidelines raised the threshold for initiation to ≤500 cells/mm3 and suggest immediate therapy for key affected populations. In 2015, guidelines recommend offering immediate treatment to all patients. By reviewing the history of HIV and the scale-up of treatment delivery in Rwanda since the genocide, this paper highlights some of the key innovations of the Government of Rwanda and demonstrates the ways in which the national response to the HIV epidemic has catalyzed the implementation of interventions that have helped strengthen the overall health system.
dc.description.sponsorshipScholarly Project
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dc.language.isoen
dash.licenseLAA
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectRwanda
dc.subjectHealth Systems
dc.titleImproving Health Outcomes Through Concurrent HIV Program Scale-Up and Health System Development in Rwanda: 20 Years of Experience
dc.typeThesis or Dissertation
dash.depositing.authorPrabhu, Krishna
dc.date.available2019-06-24T12:07:12Z
thesis.degree.date2017
thesis.degree.grantorHarvard Medical School
thesis.degree.grantorHarvard Medical School
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Medicine
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Medicine
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dash.author.emailkrishna.km.prabhu@gmail.com


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