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Success Stories

Tingathe is proud to celebrate its daily successes - big and small - from a CHW making a supportive home visit to health facilities reaching their site-level testing goals. Recognizing these achievements helps bring motivation to the whole team and a realization that everyone's contributions count equally toward achieving the Tingathe mission.

Check out our success stories to get your own dose of inspiration...

Tingathe Highlights

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Voluntary assisted partner notification HIV testing strategy increasingly reaches sexual partners
VAPN is a type of partner notification HIV testing service where a client receives help from a provider to bring their contacts for testing. It focuses on identifying sexual partners or other contacts of index clients.
March 2021

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A two-year-old enrolled into care courtesy of health talks
Health talks are given by community health workers in the outpatient department (OPD) on a daily basis to encourage clients to go for an HIV test, or return to care.
March 2021

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Preparing Mangochi District Hospital for the COVID-19 Epidemic
Tingathe supported Mangochi District Hospital with training, PPE and triage system, to provide COVID-19 care, and prevent infections within the facility.
June 2020

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Integrating cervical cancer and HIV services for early detection and treatment in Malawi
Tingathe has begun to provide cervical cancer services at the grassroots level to improve early detection and treatment, particularly for women living with HIV, who are at higher risk of the disease
April 2019

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Improving viral load coverage and suppression among people living with HIV in Mangochi, Malawi
Tingathe is implementing multiple quality improvement measures to enhance viral load coverage among people living with HIV
April 2019

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Expanding HIV testing access through facility-based early morning testing in Mangochi, Malawi
Tingathe has introduced early morning testing at health facilities to address long waiting times and limited testing space
January 2019

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Youth supporter program improves adolescent access and linkage to HIV testing, care and treatment in Malawi
Tingathe developed and is implementing a Youth Supporter program to improve health services - including HIV testing, care, and treatment - for adolescents
January 2019

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Caregiver support groups improve pediatric treatment adherence and psychosocial well-being in Mangochi, Malawi
On observing poor adherence among caregivers with children on the new pediatric ART formulation LPV/r pellets, Tingathe introduced a support program to address the barriers
December 2018

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Quality care at Area 25 Health Center in Lilongwe, Malawi, helps set the stage for an HIV-free generation
Tingathe staff support families to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and promote quality care for those living with HIV
May 2018

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Hope for the long run: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi supports children living with HIV from birth to adolescence and beyond
One family's journey with Baylor: promoting quality of life among children and adolescents living with HIV in Malawi
February 2018

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Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation supports rollout of improved HIV treatment for children in Malawi
Baylor supports the piloting and national rollout of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir pellets for children under three years old
February 2018

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Providing integrated health care at Area 18 Health Center in Lilongwe
Tingathe's innovative approaches enhance service delivery through close collaboration with Ministry of Health staff
January 2018

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Expanding HIV testing provision and uptake through the use of tents
Tingathe's provision of three tents has nearly doubled the number of people tested for HIV at Mangochi District Hospital
December 2017

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CHW helps with partner disclosure
Women’s reluctance to disclose their status to their male partners is a key obstacle, impacting not only the health of the HIV infected woman, but the health of her exposed infant. 
December 2016
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CHW in action: engaging the whole family to begin and maintain life-saving ART
When Linda continually refused ART services, Samuel and his team of CHWs decided to redouble their efforts to reach her and her family with life-saving treatment
December 2016

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Making strides toward an AIDS-free generation in Malawi
Linkage experts help fill the gap between HIV diagnosis and care
Article featured in USAID's Frontlines - January/February 2016 edition

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COE implements TB infection prevention and control
A TB Infection Prevention and Control committee has started to address gaps and improve prevention policies at Baylor's Center of Excellence in Lilongwe
January 2015

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Pediatric hotline facilitates clinical support
A Pediatric HIV Consultation Hotline provides Ministry of Health clinicians access to real-time clinical support and answers to specific clinical questions via mobile phone
December 2014

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CHW counseling promotes early infant diagnosis
Giving good news: a CHW's perseverance and counseling clarifies a young child's HIV status
January 2014
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Infrastructure improvements enhance HIV services at Salima District Hospital and Area 25 Health Centre
Before the construction of new ART clinics, the space was simply inadequate to offer quality services to patients
January 2014
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Household HTC helps bring spouse to care
A pregnant mother living with HIV accepts home-based testing, hoping that her chronically sick husband will finally get the testing and treatment he needs
January 2014
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Mentors lead MasterCard audit of exposed infants
An audit of infant MasterCards (used to track infants from birth throughout the EID cascade) by mentor teams results in improved documentation and services 
January 2014
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Successful training inspires CHWs
CHWs feel confidence in their newly-acquired HIV and PMTCT skills -- "I feel like I am now a complete asset as far as the fight against HIV/AIDS is concerned.”
December 2013
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  • Home
  • About
    • History
    • Leadership Team
    • Partnerships
  • Toolkit
    • Practical Strategies >
      • Active Case Finding
      • Index Case Finding
      • Linkage to Care
      • Case Management
      • PMTCT and EID
      • Tuberculosis and HIV
    • Other Tools & Resources
  • Publications
    • Peer reviewed publications >
      • Publications on PMTCT
      • Publications on Pediatric HIV
      • Publications on Adolescents
      • Publications on HIV Case Finding
      • Publications on TB
      • Publications on Psychosocial Issues
      • Publications on Cancer
    • Abstracts and presentations
  • Success Stories
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