SCALEUPOFHIV-RELATEDPREVENTION,DIAGNOSIS,.pptVIP

- Treatment refers to co-trimoxazole and ART * * * Image is of a 6 month old (Ishmael) receiving a polio vaccine during Sierra Leone’s Mother and Child health week. * * This slide shows how a PCR network using DBS works. What it shows is that results can be analyzed and returned to the clinic within just two weeks. Rapid return of and action on results is essential to minimize morbidity and mortality in infants considering the very rapid progression of disease in this population. However, there are two potential barriers to rapid turnaround of results: the first is that often specimens stay