Table 2.
Family-centred care "wish list"
| HIV + TB care | Paediatric + adult primary care | Psychosocial/economic support | Administrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| • PMTCT | • Immunizations | • Adherence counselling for adults and children | • Follow up and patient tracking |
| • VCT, including viral diagnostic tests for early infant diagnosis | • Growth monitoring | • Psychosocial support for both HIV+ and HIV- caregivers, including substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence education | • A tight network of referrals and linkages with community-based organizations |
| • Opportunistic infection prophylaxis | • Routine neurodevelopmental assessments | • Psychosocial support for children: social and educational activities | • Monitoring and evaluation systems |
| • HAART for adults and children | • Nutritional supplementation and infant feeding support | • Early childhood development programmes | |
| • Regular TB screening, INH prophylaxis, and treatment | • Reproductive health services, including cervical screening and STD care | • Subsidized patient transport to and from the clinic | |
| • Family planning services | • Income assistance | ||
| • Insecticide-treated bed nets, malaria screening and treatment | |||
| • Management of other endemic disease (e.g., helminths) | |||
| • Management of chronic illness: cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, hyperlipidemia | |||
| • Safe drinking water | |||
| • Pain management and palliative care | |||
| • Home health visits for pregnant mothers and young children |