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. 2016 Mar 10;11(Suppl 1):S21–S29. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000262

Table 3.

Key bottlenecks and related causes

Area of intervention Domain of intervention Key bottlenecks Causes
Enabling environment Policy HIV testing services are still fragmented Collection of blood samples are done by only laboratory staff
Inconsistence of policy on gratuity of health services for pregnant women and children Payment of services in one region and gratuity in another one
Service delivery system Task shifting is not well articulated in the policy Unclear messages
Initiation of ART is done in all health facilities Not all clinicians are trained on pediatric HIV treatment
Human resource not trained on collection of dried blood spots for early infant diagnosis No available data on trainings conducted and current coverage of trained staff across health facilities