HIV is the leading cause of death in Lesotho, affecting nearly a quarter of the population. Since 2004, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has collaborated with Lesotho’s Ministry of Health. Through this partnership we have had the honor of standing beside Lesotho’s leadership as they moved new HIV infections from 24,000 per year in 2004, to 7,000 in 2021.
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Effectiveness of a Multi-component Facility-based Intervention on HIV-related Infant and Maternal Outcomes
Published April 2025
Introduction Even in the context of widespread access to prevention of vertical HIV transmission (PVT) services, health system challenges compromise health outcomes for women living with HIV and their children. The “Integrated Management Team to Improve Maternal-Child Outcomes” (IMPROVE) study measured the effect of a package of facility-based interventions on PVT and maternal and child […]
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Countries:
Lesotho
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An integrated, multidisciplinary management team intervention to improve patient‑centeredness, HIV, and maternal‑child outcomes in Lesotho
Published December 2024
Background Reducing perinatal HIV transmission and optimizing maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes in high HIV prevalence settings is an urgent, but complex, priority. Extant interventions over-emphasize individual-level provider and patient behaviors, and neglect critical health systems-level changes. The ‘Integrated Management Team to Improve Maternal-Child Outcomes (IMPROVE)’ study implemented a three-part, patient-centered, health-systems- level intervention […]
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Maternal and Child Health
Countries:
Lesotho
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Digital Health at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Published November 2024
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) partners with ministries of health to design, develop, deploy, and maintain national health information ecosystems. A proven leader in the fight to end HIV and AIDS, EGPAF’s experience shows that digital health solutions—and the strategic data we’re able to capture and leverage—will be key to reaching and sustaining […]
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