Implementing Advanced HIV Disease Care for Inpatients in a Referral Hospital in Malawi - Demand, Results and Cost Implications

• Main Authors: Tom Heller (Author), Douglas Damba (Author), Tapiwa Kumwenda (Author), Jacqueline Huwa (Author), Christine Kamamia (Author), Angellina Nhlema (Author), Claudia Wallrauch (Author), Chimwemwe Chawinga (Author), Cecilia Kanyama (Author), Lillian Gondwe-Chunda (Author), Jonathan Ngoma (Author), Beatrice Matanje (Author), Hannock Tweya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Setting: 100 bed medical ward in referral hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Objective: HIV positive patients admitted to hospital often have advanced HIV disease (AHD) and are at risk for mortality. WHO guidelines suggest a package of care for AHD; these are often not implemented, especially in inpatient...