A testing challenge : the experience of Lesotho's universal HIV counseling and testing campaign /
This 60-page report found that the Know Your Status (KYS) campaign, begun in 2005 with the goal of testing 1.3 million people, was underfunded and had tested only 25,000 people by August 2007, four months before the campaign ended. Ambitious goals to train and pay thousands of lay counselors and exp...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This 60-page report found that the Know Your Status (KYS) campaign, begun in 2005 with the goal of testing 1.3 million people, was underfunded and had tested only 25,000 people by August 2007, four months before the campaign ended. Ambitious goals to train and pay thousands of lay counselors and expand support groups for people living with HIV were largely sidelined. Supervision of counselors and post-test referrals to HIV prevention or treatment was poorly carried out. The program also took insufficient steps to ensure proper respect for such rights-related requirements as informed consent and confidentiality |
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| Item Description: | Written by Diederik Lohman. Researched by Diederik Lohman and Luyanda Ngonyama |
| Physical Description: | 61 pages ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1564324079 9781564324078 |