TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid Scale-up of an Antiretroviral Therapy Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Nine States, Nigeria, March 31,2019-September 30, 2020
AU - CDC Nigeria ART Surge Team
AU - Dirlikov, Emilio
AU - Jahun, Ibrahim
AU - Odafe, Solomon F.
AU - Obinna, Ogbanufe
AU - Onyenuobi, Chibuzor
AU - Ifunanya, Mgbakor
AU - Efuntoye, Timothy A.
AU - Tingir, Nguhemen
AU - Ene, Uzoma
AU - Fagbemi, Ayodele
AU - Meribe, Chidozie
AU - Bassey, Orji
AU - Ayo, Adeola
AU - Fagbamigbe, Omodele Johnson
AU - Amafah, Joy
AU - Bamidele, Moyosola
AU - Alagi, Matthias
AU - Oladipo, Ademola
AU - Dalhatu, Ibrahim
AU - Okoye, McPaul
AU - Onotu, Dennis
AU - Gwamna, Jerry
AU - Abrams, William A.
AU - Conner, Deborah A.
AU - Nwaohiri, Anuli
AU - Carpenter, Deborah
AU - Ijeoma, Ugonna C.
AU - Shah, Sarita
AU - Tison, Laura I.
AU - Shah, Minesh
AU - Chun, Helen
AU - Williams-Sherlock, Michelle
AU - Boyd, Andrew T.
AU - Bachanas, Pamela
AU - Ikpeazu, Akudo
AU - Aliyu, Gambo Gumel
AU - Ellerbrock, Tedd
AU - Swaminathan, Mahesh
AU - FitzGibbon, Kathleen
AU - Giambrone, Mark
AU - Abutu, Andrew
AU - Fellows, Ian
AU - Murie, Lisa
AU - Miller, David
AU - Nnadozie, Obinna
AU - Shiraishi, Ray
AU - Thorsen, Viva
AU - Adebayo, Opeyemi
AU - Dakum, Patrick
AU - Mensah, Charles
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - What is already known about this topic? In 2018, an estimated 1.8 million persons living in Nigeria had HIV infection. Through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC launched an 18-month antiretroviral therapy (ART) Surge program in nine Nigerian states in April 2019, including implementation of incident command structures to manage operations. What is added by this report? The weekly number of persons with newly identified HIV infection who initiated ART increased approximately eightfold, from May 4, 2019, to September 26, 2020. Compared with March 2019, a total of 208,202 more persons were receiving PEPFAR-supported ART in September 2020. What are the implications for public health practice? Comprehensive, data-guided, locally adapted interventions and use of incident command structures can increase the number of persons with HIV infection who receive ART, reducing mortality and decreasing HIV transmission.
AB - What is already known about this topic? In 2018, an estimated 1.8 million persons living in Nigeria had HIV infection. Through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC launched an 18-month antiretroviral therapy (ART) Surge program in nine Nigerian states in April 2019, including implementation of incident command structures to manage operations. What is added by this report? The weekly number of persons with newly identified HIV infection who initiated ART increased approximately eightfold, from May 4, 2019, to September 26, 2020. Compared with March 2019, a total of 208,202 more persons were receiving PEPFAR-supported ART in September 2020. What are the implications for public health practice? Comprehensive, data-guided, locally adapted interventions and use of incident command structures can increase the number of persons with HIV infection who receive ART, reducing mortality and decreasing HIV transmission.
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U2 - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7012a3
DO - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7012a3
M3 - Article
C2 - 33764965
AN - SCOPUS:85103477040
SN - 1546-0738
VL - 70
SP - 421
EP - 426
JO - MMWR Surveillance Summaries
JF - MMWR Surveillance Summaries
IS - 12
ER -