IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR PERSONS WITH HIV-INFECTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Caring for persons with HIV infection is particularly difficult in res ource-poor countries. In order to improve the quality of care we first have to evaluate how such care is Presently organized. We need a bett er assessment of the needs and demands of persons with HN infection as well as their families. Care for persons with HIV/AIDS should be dece ntralized and home-based care in a non-stigmatizing way should be prom oted. The fight against discrimination of persons with HN should be in tensified. A lot can be achieved by reorganizing and strengthening exi sting health care systems, by better listening to patients and familie s and by promoting solidarity among communities.