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Primary Prevention
CDC provides assistance to countries for programs focusing on prevention of sexual transmission. CDC has identified the following areas as primary prevention strategies:
The CDC-sponsored and -supported mother and child
research clinic at New Nyanza Provincial Hospital, in Kenya’s third largest
city, Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria. This facility is also being used
for HIV/AIDS Prevention activities under the Global AIDS Program.
A plaque on the building remembers the late Dr. Robert Kaiser, previous Director
of the Division of Parasitic Diseases, under whose leadership CDC began work in
Kenya. The child-friendly mural shown was commissioned by Dr. Bernard Nahlen,
previous director of the Kenya Field Station. He adapted the design from a San
Diego zoo souvenir mug.
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Surveillance and Infrastructure Development
CDC supports countries to strengthen their capacity and develop infrastructure to manage, implement and evaluate their national HIV/AIDS Programs and to monitor trends in the epidemic. CDC has identified the following areas of focus:
Care, Support and Treatment
CDC supports country efforts to strengthen and expand care, support and
treatment options for people suffering from HIV/AIDS and opportunistic
infections. These five strategies
build on the strengths of communities to provide options ranging from home-based to clinical care and social support:
- Tuberculosis prevention and care
- Prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections
- Palliative Care
- Appropriate use of
antiretroviral drugs
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Reducing mother-to-child transmission
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