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The USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project Organizes a Regional Working Meeting on the Multidisciplinary Approach to Forming Adherence to HIV and TB Treatment
Almaty, June 27-28, 2011 – The USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project conducted a two-day Regional Working Meeting on the Multidisciplinary Approach to Forming Adherence to HIV and TB Treatment. 44 representatives of organizations working on HIV- and TB-prevention from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan gathered together in Almaty for the meeting.
The multidisciplinary approach to treatment adherence among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a patient-centered approach conducted by a multidisciplinary team (MDT), consisting of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, peer consultants, and narcologists (if medication assisted treatment, or MAT, is available in a target site) working in a range of healthcare sectors. Families of PLHIV are also brought into the team, where possible, for additional support and to build a stable home environment. All members of the team sign an agreement expressing full commitment to participate in the program.
The purpose of the regional working meeting was to provide an opportunity for MDTs from each country to come together to share their experiences and gain insight on how to improve implementation of the multidisciplinary approach, as well as to strengthen relations between government institutions and non-governmental organizations essential to the multidisciplinary approach to forming adherence to HIV and TB treatment. The meeting was complemented by cross-visits between MDTs in each of the countries and discussions of observations.
Discussing current implementation and avenues for improvement
Visiting Almaty’s multidisciplinary team
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