title: Need for Reinforced Strategies to Support Delivery of HIV Clinical Services During the Ebola Outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
abstract: The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The Ebola outbreak has led to the disruption of already fragile but essential health services and drug distribution systems; HIV clinical services in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea were particularly affected. Targeted approaches are necessary to protect the continuity of HIV treatment for people living with HIV and should be integrated within the broader Ebola response; this will save lives, prevent drug resistance, and decrease the likelihood of HIV transmission.
authors.affiliation: 1Technical Leadership and Research Division,Office of HIV/AIDS,United States Agency for International Development,Washington,DC.
authors.forename: M Linda
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mobula
authors.affiliation: 1Technical Leadership and Research Division,Office of HIV/AIDS,United States Agency for International Development,Washington,DC.
authors.forename: Charlene A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: 3Department of International Health,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,Baltimore,MD.
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burnham
authors.affiliation: 1Technical Leadership and Research Division,Office of HIV/AIDS,United States Agency for International Development,Washington,DC.
authors.forename: Benjamin R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Phelps
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016701:Guinea; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*; D012807:Sierra Leone
keywords: delivery of health care; disaster medicine; emergency preparedness