title: Establishment of a public antiretroviral treatment clinic for adults in urban Botswana: lessons learned.
abstract: Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are under significant pressure to open large-scale, public antiretroviral treatment clinics. Many lessons have been learned in Botswana, where the first public antiretroviral treatment clinic in Africa was established. The availability of core, well-trained medical staff will be the primary factor that limits a rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment programs.
authors.affiliation: Botswana-Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership for HIV Research and Education, Gaborone, Botswana.
authors.forename: C William
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bussmann
authors.forename: Ava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avalos
authors.forename: Ndwapi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ndwapi
authors.forename: Tendani
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaolathe
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardiello
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bussmann
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: Patson
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazonde
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Marlink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents