Table 9.

Recommended areas of focus for future research and policy in HIV/NCD integrated care delivery

Qualitative research on knowledge, motivations, skills of both providers and patients to inform interventions for integrated HIV/NCD care;

Task redistribution for NCD screening and treatment within HIV clinics and communities. Such redistribution might utilize HIV peer counselors, community healthcare workers, patient groups, and/or community-based organizations;

Training and skills development on clinical integration for health workers, community health workers, and patients within HIV clinics;

Mechanisms to promote patient retention;

Developing and supporting patient-driven groups (i.e. advocacy, improved retention and/or adherence, mitigating medicine stockouts);

Establishing robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks coupled with target setting and performance review for NCD cascades;

Provision of fixed-dose combinations of generic medicines for NCDs within HIV clinics;

Implementation science research to help design, implement and evaluate multi-level interventions