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Nevirapine Infant-Dose Pouch

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
PATH
Implementation Partner(s): 
PATH; Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation (EGPAF); National HIV/AIDS and STD Control Program; Kenya Ministry of Health;
Legal Status: 
Public-private partnership
Year Launched: 
2006
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor, Government
Funders: 
Boehringer Ingelheim, US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
10-49
Number of Clients Served: 
543 pouched doses of NVP syrup in 1-ml Exacta-Med® dispensers were provided to HIV+ pregnant women in advance of giving birth.
Upscaling: 
Countrywide introduction of the NVP infant-dose pouch is planned for Kenya by the end of 2006.
Summary: 

The project in Kenya assists in providing single-dose nevirapine (NVP) which is a low-cost, efficacious therapy for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) prior to delivery.

Program goals/rationale: 

The objective of the project is to evaluate the introduction and use of the NVP infant-dose pouch in a field setting in order to demonstrate use in health facilities providing PMTCT services, assess provider and end-user (HIV+ pregnant women) acceptability and evaluate ease of use.

Key program components: 

The program has provided 543 pouched doses of NVP syrup in 1-ml Exacta-Med® dispensers to HIV+ pregnant women in advance of giving birth. Most providers found it easy to use and felt there was an increase in the quality of services they provided as a result of using the pouch.

98% of HIV+ mothers interviewed reported liking the infant-dose pouch with 45% of them giving birth at home and 55% in the facility where they received the NVP and 100% of HIV+ mothers interviewed reported that their infant received the dose of NVP (either in a facility or at home).

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