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Title
Differentiated Testing Services: Optimizing program design to enhance testing and linkage
Code
SA018
Session Type
Satellite
Format
Hybrid
ROOM/CHANNEL
Room 524/Channel 9
Date Time
29 July 13:00 - 14:30
Moderators
John Bosco Junior MATOVU, ICAP at Columbia University, Kenya
Katherine GUERRA, Clinton Health Access Initiative, United States
Organizer
ICAP at Columbia University and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

This satellite session will explore the use of the differentiated service delivery (DSD) approach to design high-impact HIV testing services, focusing on model designs that reach populations in need and effectively link HIV-negative clients to prevention and HIV-positive clients to treatment. Case studies from Africa will be presented by ministries of health and community-led organizations.

13:00
6 min
 Introductions and welcome
John Bosco Junior MATOVU, ICAP at Columbia University, Kenya
13:06
14 min
 Session framing remarks: the future of HIV testing services
Lynne WILKINSON, Wits Reproductive Health Institute, South Africa
13:20
6 min
 Panel discussion framing remarks
Katherine GUERRA, Clinton Health Access Initiative, United States
13:26
12 min
 Community engagement in dHTS
Kwesiga RAYMOND, CRYSPIN, National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda, Uganda
13:38
8 min
 Targeting facility-based testing using HIV self-testing in Uganda
Geoffrey TAASI, Ministry of health, Uganda
13:46
8 min
 Differentiated HTS for men who have sex with men in Kenya
Jeffrey WAMBAYA, ISHTAR, Kenya
13:50
40 min
 Q&A and moderated discussion
Lynne WILKINSON, Wits Reproductive Health Institute, South Africa
John Bosco Junior MATOVU, ICAP at Columbia University, Kenya
Katherine GUERRA, Clinton Health Access Initiative, United States
Kwesiga RAYMOND, CRYSPIN, National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda, Uganda
Geoffrey TAASI, Ministry of health, Uganda
Jeffrey WAMBAYA, ISHTAR, Kenya