Health and HIV/AIDS

The continuous development of the health sector as part of a functioning public welfare system stands out as a political priority. A functioning health sector helps guarantee social stability, potential for economic growth and the well-being of the population. Today, the health sector faces important challenges such as decentralisation, finding new financing mechanisms, redefining public health priorities and addressing newly emerging public health risks. HIV/AIDS in particular has changed priorities for development cooperation worldwide.

The experts at GFA Medica are among the best in their field and can provide state-of-the-art advice to health service managers at a time when new efforts are necessary for improving provider performance and efficiency, making prevention and care more effective at health centre and hospital level, strengthening the referral system and increasing client-orientation and universal accessibility.

Our team of health and management experts provides technical expertise in six core areas:

HIV/AIDS Prevention
Social marketing, behaviour modification, communication and VCT services

Disease Control
Malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, cholera

Health Services Management
Primary healthcare services, hospital management, maintenance

Reproductive Health
Family planning, control of sexually transmitted diseases and quality obstetric care

Health Sector Reform
National strategy development and cost
management

Procurement
Pharmaceuticals, family planning products, technical equipment and supplies.

In the day-to-day implementation of our projects, we also work on a number of interacting fields: the development of communication strategies, service provider training, guideline production, management information systems and the implementation of quality improvement processes.

GFA reacted early to the challenge of AIDS and has accumulated considerable experience in implementing strategies to prevent the transmission of HIV and provide care and support for people affected by AIDS.

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