Introduction After almost 10 years of PEPFAR funding for antiretroviral therapy (ART)
treatment programmes in Kenya, little is known about the cost of care provided to HIV …

Background While most HIV care is provided on an outpatient basis, hospitals continue to
treat serious HIV-related admissions, which is relatively resource-intensive and expensive …

Background Since November 2009, WHO recommends that adults infected with HIV should
initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) at CD4+ cell counts of≤ 350 cells/µl rather than≤ 200 …

Few studies have compared hospitalizations before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART)
initiation in the same patients. We analyzed the cost of hospitalizations among 3906 adult …

As antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS is scaled up globally, information on per-
person costs is critical to improve efficiency in service delivery and to maximize coverage …

Great variation was observed in the methods used to estimate cost data across the studies
identified, including range of services, patients covered and outcomes costed. Progress in …

Background There is a paucity of data on the health care costs of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programmes in Africa. Our objectives were to describe the direct heath care costs and …

Background By the end of 2011 Global Fund investments will be supporting 3.5 million
people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 104 low-and middle-income countries. We …

Background Economic factors are a limiting factor toward the implementation of many health
programmes and interventions. Economic evaluation has a great potential to contribute …

Introduction In response to the increasing burden of HIV, the Ugandan government has
employed different service delivery models since 2004 that aim to reduce costs and remove …