Socioeconomic challenges including stigma, discrimination, and long distances to health facilities are prominent barriers limiting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper describes the approach to decentralized and de-medicalized ART services implemented with support from PEPFAR/USAID in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Southern Nigeria.
Socioeconomic challenges including stigma, discrimination, and long distances to health facilities are prominent barriers limiting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper describes the approach to decentralized and de-medicalized ART services implemented with support from PEPFAR/USAID in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Southern Nigeria.