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Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye , Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe , Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo , Dr. Kwadwo Koduah Owusu , Dr. Raphael Adu-Gyamfi , Caroline Adonadaga

Differentiated Service Delivery, DSD

This will be a pre-recorded training comprising three (3) modules. It will be available on-demand to every health professional in the country.

Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) is the innovative strategy used to reach all clients and was endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2015. It is a client-centred approach that simplifies and adapts HIV services across the cascade in ways that serve the needs of people living with HIV better and reduce the burdens on the health system

Ghana adopted the DSD strategy and with the help of WHO, developed an operational manual to guide its implementation in 2017. This was updated in 2021 based on best practices after years of implementation. There are three elements of DSD that help us decide on specific care for the patient and Four building blocks of DSD help us develop a model of care for the patient

These elements and building blocks remain the same over the revisions.

There are ambitious targets for HIV testing, ART coverage & viral load suppression
Healthcare workers feel overburdened
Clients face financial and practical challenges accessing healthcare services
- Travel distance to centralised sites
- Reduce long waiting times for clients
DSD provides an opportunity to adapt health services to the needs of clients while reducing the burden on healthcare workers
Improve adherence to treatment
Increase the rate of viral suppression for patients on treatment

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Overview

Course Description

HIV care has come a long way from “one-size-fits-all care” to defining clients by population group, clinical characteristics, and epidemiological context they come from. In order to reach the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets by 2030, different strategies have to be adopted to meet the needs of different clients.

This training aims to provide an opportunity to adapt health services to the needs of clients while reducing the burden on healthcare workers, improving treatment to adherence, and increasing the rate of viral suppression for patients on therapy.

What you will learn

At the end of this training, it is expected that participants will

• Understand the concept of DSD
• Be able to list and implement DSD across the cascade of HIV care
• Have capacity built to provide DSD for specific populations
• Know how to manage clients with co-infections, co-morbidities and advanced HIV disease (AHD) using DSD models
• Report on DSD models and activities using national M&E tools

Course Content

Lecture Sessions

Opening Remarks - Director General - GHS 5 Minutes
Opening Remarks - Director Public Health - GHS 5 Minutes
Introduction to DSD - Programme Manager - NACP 1 hour
Module 1 - Introduction to DSD 11 Minutes
Module 2 - Session 1 - Differentiated HIV Testing Services 26 Minutes
Module 2 - Session 2 - Differentiated HIV Testing Services 40 Minutes
Module 3 - Differentiated ART Service Delivery 41 Minutes

Downloadables

Module 1 - Basics of DSD general overview of DSD
Module 2 - DSD HTS
Module 3 - DSD ART Delivery

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About Facilitators

5 Courses on CES

Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye

BSc, MBChB, MPH, FRSPH

Director General - Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye is the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), where he leads the development and execution of impactful strategies to address critical challenges in Ghana's health sector. Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in an acting capacity on November 25, 2019, Dr.

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6 Courses on CES

Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

Director Public Health - Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Ghana Health Service (GHS)

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9 Courses on CES

Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo

BSc, MBChB, MPH,

Programme Manager - National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)

National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)

Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo is a Public Health Physician with over 15 years of experience in the HIV/AIDS field. He is currently the Programme Manager of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) in Ghana, where he is responsible for leading the national response to HIV/AIDS. Dr.

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5 Courses on CES

Dr. Kwadwo Koduah Owusu

BPharm, MClinPharm, MPH, MBA, PharmD, MWAPCP

Head of Clinical Care / Procurement and Supply Management

National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) - Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Dr. Kwadwo Koduah Owusu is a highly accomplished and experienced professional with an extensive background in pharmacy, public health, and supply chain management.

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3 Courses on CES

Dr. Raphael Adu-Gyamfi

MBChB, MPH, PgCert Pain Management

Programme Officer (Clinical Care, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV)

National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Ghana Health Service

Dr. Raphael Adu-Gyamfi is a Public Health Physician and Programme Officer at the National AIDS/STI Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service.

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1 Course on CES

Caroline Adonadaga

SRN, RM, BSc, MPH

Programme Officer, NACP Ghana

National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Ghana Health Service

Caroline Adonadaga is a professional public health nurse currently working as a Programme Officer with the National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) of Ghana. She is a team player, results-oriented, emotionally mature, duty conscious, committed to details and open-minded.

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