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The hidden effects of COVID-19 on HIV services in Zanzibar: country report

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on HIV-related healthcare services. Zanzibar has experienced several interruptions of HIV services in the areas of testing and counselling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, key population, care and treatment services as well due to the hospital operating at a reduced capacity and the strict visit restrictions with health care allocations to COVID 19 pandemic. The community HIV initiatives, such as index testing and ARVs medicine refills, were used to mitigate the consequences of the epidemic and can be applied in future emergencies. This report tries to reveal COVID-19's unnoticed consequences on HIV services in Zanzibar.

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Mshenga, M., Khalid, F., Haji, S., Ali, T., Mohamed, K., Damian, D. (2023). The hidden effects of COVID-19 on HIV services in Zanzibar: country report. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00570-8

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Mansour Maulid Mshenga Farhat Jowhar Khalid Shaaban Hassan Haji Tatu B. Ali K Mohamed Damian Jeremia Damian

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