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About Tingathe

Tingathe center of excellence model: support to health facilities

The overall goal of the Tingathe program is to help Malawi towards achievement of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 benchmarks, which call for 95% of HIV-infected individuals to know their status, 95% of patients who know their status to be started and adherent on ART, and 95% of patients on ART to be virally suppressed by 2030.

Tingathe strongly believes that the global community is at a turning point in the fight against HIV and AIDS, and that the resources, tools, and knowledge are available to truly realize ‘Control of the Epidemic'. Tingathe is committed to serving this vision and capitalizing on this unique opportunity through a skilled, coordinated approach that will contribute to an ‘AIDS-Free Generation’ in Malawi.

Tingathe Innovation & Impact Highlights

HIV service delivery: support to over 150 health facilities over the program lifetime

Over 3.3 million HIV testing and counseling sessions provided
Over 160,000 people diagnosed with HIV
Over 104,000 people initiated on ART
Over 415,000 pregnant women provided with HIV testing services. Over 95% of those identified as HIV-infected received ART
89 Teen Clubs provided education and peer support to adolescents living with HIV

Health systems strengthening

Piloted and supported national rollout of an improved antiretroviral formulation for children: LPV/r pellets
Supported national guideline development, capacity-building, and rollout of dolutegravir (DTG) based HIV treatment regimens for eligible clients
Piloted the HIV Diagnostic Assistants (HDAs) cadre, which has increased HIV testing capacity across the country
Provided clinical mentorship to over 150 health facilities across Malawi
Developed effective programming approaches for HIV and TB case finding
Created practical programming tools
- Pre-treatment counselling video and flipchart
- GBV and ICT skills development videos and tools
- Takulandirani Welcome Care for improved retention
- Training curricula for HDAs and community health workers
- Mentorship toolkit
- Packages of strategies for five key areas, including HIV case finding and management, linkage to care, and TB and HIV

Operational research

Published 43 peer-reviewed journal articles which highlight ongoing gaps/challenges and provide evidence on promising approaches to improve service delivery

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Read more about the Community Health Workers as a Bridge between PMTCT, EID, and Pediatric HIV project, implemented from 2010-2016