Piloting antiretroviral treatment in South Africa: The role of partnerships in the Western Cape's provincial roll-out

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-425

  Hodes, Rebecca ^a   Naimak, Trude Holm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Global Fund; HIV AIDS; Khayelitsha; M decins Sans Fronti res; Provincial government; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84862980230     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2011.646656     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Abdullah, F. (2005a) Chapter 3: The complexities of implementing antiretroviral treatment in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. In: Heywood, M. (ed.) - From Disaster to Development: HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa Development Update (Vol. 5). Johannesburg, South Africa, Interfund.
2. Abdullah, F. (2005b) The ARV programme in the Western Cape: best practice. Continuing Medical Education 23(5), pp. 261-263.
3. Abdullah, F., Young, T., Bitalo, L., Coetzee, N. & Myers J. (2001) Public health lessons from a pilot programme to reduce motherto-child transmission of HIV-1 in Khayelitsha. South African Medical Journal 91(7), pp. 579-583.
4. Adam, A. & Johnson, L. (2009) Estimation of adult antiretroviral treatment coverage in South Africa. South African Medical Journal 99(9), pp. 661-667.
5. Atun, R. & Kazatchkine, M. (2009) Promoting country ownership and stewardship of health programs: The Global Fund experience. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 52(1), pp. S67-S68.
6. Baleta, A. (1999) South Africa's AIDS care thrown into confusion. The Lancet 354(9191), p. 1711.
7. Biesma, R., Brugha, R., Harmer, A., Walsh, A., Spicer, N. & Walt, G. (2009) The effects of global health initiatives on country health systems: a review of the evidence from HIV/AIDS control. Health Policy and Planning 24(4), pp. 239-252.
8. Boulle, A., Bock, P., Osler, M., Cohen, K., Channing, L., Hilderbrand, K., Mothibi, E., Zweigenthal, V., Slingers, N., Cloete, K. & Abdullah, F. (2008) Antiretroviral therapy and early mortality in South Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 86(9), pp. 678-687.
9. Boulle, A., Van Cutsem, G., Hilderbrand, K., Cragg, C., Abrahams, M., Mathee, S., Ford, N., Knight, L., Osler, M., Myers, J., Goemaere, E., Coetzee, D. & Maartens, G. (2010) Seven-year experience of a primary care antiretroviral treatment programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa. AIDS 24(4), pp. 563-572.
10. Bradshaw, D., Laubscher, R., Dorrington, R., Bourne, D. & Timaeus, I. (2004) Unabated rise in number of adult deaths in South Africa. South African Medical Journal 94(4), pp. 278-279.
11. Coetzee, D., Hilderbrand, K., Boulle, A., Draper, B., Abdullah, F. & Goemaere, E. (2005) Effectiveness of the first district-wide programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 83(7), pp. 489-494.
12. Coetzee, D., Hildebrand, K., Boulle, A., Maartens, G., Louis, F., Labatala, V., Reuter, H., Ntwana, N. & Goemaere, E. (2004) Outcomes after two years of providing antiretroviral treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa. AIDS 18(6), pp. 887-895.
13. Cohen, J. (2000) AIDS researchers decry Mbeki's views on HIV. Science 288(5466), pp. 590-591.
14. Cullinan, K. (2003) 'Global Fund delay costs lives.' Health-e News, 14 April 2003. Online article: .
15. Department of Health [South Africa] (2003) Operational Plan on Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management and Treatment for South Africa. 19 November 2003. Pretoria, South Africa, National Department of Health.
16. Department of Health [South Africa] (2005) National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-Prevalence Survey in South Africa 2004. Pretoria, South Africa, National Department of Health.
17. Dorrington, R., Johnson, L., Bradshaw, D. & Daniel, T.-J. (2006) The Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. National and Provincial Indicators for 2006. Cape Town, South Africa, Centre for Actuarial Research, South African Medical Research Council, and Actuarial Society of South Africa.
18. Fonn, S., Schneider, H. & Barron, P. (2007) The promise and the practice of transformation: the state of South Africa's health system. In: Buhlungu, S., Daniel, J., Southall, R. & Lutchman, J. (eds.) State of the Nation: South Africa 2007. Cape Town, South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council Press.
19. Gillies, P. (1998) Effectiveness of alliances and partnerships for health promotion. Health Promotion International 13(2), pp. 99-112.
20. Hanefeld, J. (2010) The impact of Global Health Initiatives at national and sub-national level - a policy analysis of their role in implementation processes of antiretroviral treatment (ART) roll-out in Zambia and South Africa. AIDS Care 22(supplement 1), pp. S93-S102.
21. Hanefeld, J. & Musheke, M. (2009) What impact do Global Health Initiatives have on human resources for antiretroviral treatment roll-out? A qualitative policy analysis of implementation processes in Zambia. Human Resources for Health 7(8); doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-8.
22. Hodes, R. (2010a) Televising treatment: the political struggle for antiretrovirals on South African television. Social History of Medicine 23(3), pp. 639-659.
23. Hodes, R. (2010b) 'It's a beautiful struggle': Siyayinqoba/Beat it! and the HIV/AIDS treatment struggle on South African television. In: Beinart, W. & Dawson, M. (eds.) Popular Politics and Resistance Movements in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa, Wits University Press.
24. McIntyre, D., Bloom, G., Doherty, J. & Brijlal, P. (1995) Health Expenditure and Finance in South Africa. Technical Report. Durban, South Africa, Health Systems Trust.
25. Médecins Sans Frontières & University of Cape Town (2003) Providing HIV Services Including Antiretroviral Therapy at Primary Health Care Clinics in Resource-Poor Settings: The Experience from Khayelitsha. Activity Report 2003. Cape Town, South Africa, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town.
26. Médecins Sans Frontières, University of Cape Town & Provincial Administration of the Western Cape (2003) Antiretroviral Therapy in Primary Health Care: Experience of the Khayelitsha Programme in South Africa: Case Study. July 2003. Geneva, World Health Organization.
27. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Western Cape Province Department of Health, City of Cape Town Department of Health & University of Cape Town (2008) Comprehensive TB/HIV Services at Primary Health Care Level: Khayelitsha Annual Activity Report 2007-2008. February 2008. Cape Town, South Africa, MSM.
28. Nattrass, N. (2006) South Africa's 'rollout' of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a critical assessment. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 43(5), pp. 618-623.
29. Nattrass, N. (2007) Mortal Combat: AIDS Denialism and the Struggle for Antiretrovirals in South Africa. Scottsville, South Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
30. Nattrass, N. (2008) AIDS and the scientific governance of medicine in post-apartheid South Africa. African Affairs 107(427), pp. 157-176.
31. Orrell, C., Bangsberg, D., Badri, M. & Wood, R. (2003) Adherence is not a barrier to successful antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. AIDS 17(9), pp. 1369-1375.
32. Parker, W., Oyosi, S., Kelly, K. & Fox, S. (2002) On the Move: The Response of Public Transport Commuters to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. January 2002. Conducted by the Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE), South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa, Department of Health.
33. Ramiah, I. & Reich, M. (2006) Building effective public-private partnerships: experiences and lessons from the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP). Social Science and Medicine 63(2), pp. 397-408.
34. Republic of South Africa (2010) Republic of South Africa: Country Progress Report on the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. 2010 Report. Reporting Period: January 2008-December 2009.
35. Schneider, H., Coetzee, D., Van Rensburg, D. & Gilson, L. (2010) Differences in antiretroviral scale-up in three South African provinces: the role of implementation management. BMC Health Services Research 10(supplement 1); doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-S1-S4.
36. Scott, V., Chopra, M., Conrad, L. & Ntuli, A. (2005) How equitable is the scaling up of HIV-service provision in South Africa? South African Medical Journal 95(2), pp. 109-113.
37. Statistics South Africa (2003) Census 2001: Census in Brief. Report No. 03-02-03 (2001). Pretoria, South Africa, Statistics South Africa.
38. The Global Fund (2003) TRP Reporting Form 1/2 for the Proposal Name 'Strengthening the South African Response to HIV/AIDS and TB,' 31 July 2003. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Grant Portfolio. Available at: .
39. The Global Fund (2006) 'South Africa: Regional Grant Portfolio.' The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Grant Portfolio. Available at: .
40. Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) (2009) Fund the fight against HIV and TB: TAC's Resources for Health memorandum, 7 June 2009. Cape Town, South Africa, TAC. Available at: .
41. UNAIDS (2010) UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010. Geneva, UNAIDS.
42. Western Cape Department of Health (2004a) Global Fund Work Plan (unpublished). Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
43. Western Cape Department of Health (2004b) Global Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (unpublished). Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
44. Western Cape Department of Health (2005a) The Provincial and District HIV Antenatal Survey 2005. Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
45. Western Cape Department of Health (2005b) Six-Month Progress Report: 1 July-31 December 2004, Global Fund Grant Agreement SAF-304-G04-H (unpublished). Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
46. Western Cape Department of Health (2005c) Six-Month Progress Report: 1 January-30 June 2005, Global Fund Grant Agreement SAF-304-G04-H (unpublished). Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
47. Western Cape Department of Health (2008) Mapping Progress of the Western Cape Antiretroviral Programme, 2007/08. Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government (unpublished).
48. Western Cape Department of Health (2009) Mapping Progress of the Western Cape Antiretroviral Programme, 2008/09 (unpublished). Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape Government.
49. Western Cape Department of Health, City of Cape Town Health Services, Médecins Sans Frontières & University of Cape Town (2005) Comprehensive HIV Service Development at Primary Care Clinics - The Experience from Khayelitsha. Activity Update, July 2005. Cape Town, South Africa, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, University of Cape Town.
50. Western Cape Government (2003) 'Global Fund aids breakthrough for province.' Statement by the Office of the Western Cape Premier, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, 17 November 2003. Available at: [Accessed 15 November 2010].