Kijabe Hospital is part of the American government-funded President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through Catholic and Protestant Agencies. Through the years since the 2004 inception of Kijabe Hospital's Project AIDS Relief, thousands of patients have been served and lives protected. The project also has trained well over 500 community health workers (CHWs), who are the backbone of the community HIV prevention and care program.

Kijabe Hospital and its outlying health centers provide appropriate artiretroviral therapy, with the benefit of full laboratory support. Management of severe HIV complications is provided by the inpatient service. Education in HIV management is a high priority. Kijabe Hospital hosts a formal AIDSRelief Mentorship Program, as well as superb clinical instruction. INMED's president himself participated in this program. More

The greatest single medical need in South Africa for the foreseeable future is prevention of HIV infection and care of infected people, all in the face of ongoing social stigma. In line with this challenge McCord Hospital has developed comprehensive HIV care programs. These include antenatal clinics that provide Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, as well as adult and pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment centers.

McCord Hospital today hosts one of the largest Anti-Retro Viral therapy programs in the South Africa. Comprehensive care is offered and includes social assistance, psychological services and pastoral care. For those individuals who fail outpatient care and suffer from full-blown AIDS and life-threatening opportunistic infections, especially tuberculosis, McCord Hospital holds out hope through state-of-the-art medical interventions in the setting of research and medical education. More

Prevalence of HIV in Cameroon is among the highest in Africa. This emerging nation is also home to one of the most comprehensive and successful HIV interventions on the continent. Banso Baptist Hospital helps host an aggressive HIV program, headquartered in the city of Bamenda, lead by Dennis Palmer MD, and broadly supported by both Cameroonian and United States foundations. This intervention includes community-wide HIV/AIDS education, screening of pregnant women and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), tuberculosis (TB) control, outpatient AntiRetroViral (ARV) therapy, orphan care, support groups for those HIV-infected, and palliative care.

International HIV Medicine students participate in the full range of HIV interventions. Activities include educational presentations in schools, churches, and other public forums; HIV treatment with laboratory support at approved centers; and management of TB and other opportunistic infections. Details about this HIV program are at http://www.cbchealthservices.org/html/HIVAIDS.html. More

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a major challenge both to public health and socio-economic development of Zambia. In response Macha Mission Hospital has undertaken a strategic approach to mitigate the devastation caused by this disease. In 2005 the hospital opened an antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic that today manages therapy for over 3000 HIV patients.

Students in the INMED HIV Leadership Certificate program first receive an orientation to the Zambian culture. With this preparation, they participate in health education efforts, management of antiretroviral therapy, treating HIV complications, prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), and end of life care. Research support is provided through the Malaria Institute at Macha. More

EHA has had a strong commitment to HIV intervention with research, counseling, prevention, and treatment projects since 1995. Particular focus is placed on higher-risk groups, including sex workers and migrants. EHA works through its hospitals and community health programs to provide comprehensive HIV care in some of the most underserved parts of India. These services are especially known for their home-based emphasis, critical care, and medical support to widows and children infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. More information about EHA's HIV intervention is available at http://www.eha-health.org/hivaids.

Training and professional development are integral to EHA's strategy, and HIV Leadership students benefit from this approach. They learn the social, economical and psychological aspects of the disease, as well as management of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and opportunistic diseases More

This government hospital serves the highest concentration of HIV in all of South Africa; 39 of every 100 people are infected, including 33 of every 100 pregnant women. Mseleni Hospital has 2,700 people in HIV treatment, and has witnessed the greatest decline in HIV deaths in the entire nation. They also provide special care to HIV orphans and to children with HIV.

Students are mentored in HIV care by Dr Victor Fredlund - recognized in 2003 as the Rural Doctor of the Year by the South African Medical Association. They participate in the full range of HIV intervention including community education, prevention of mother-to-child-transmission, drug therapy and orphan care. More

HIV prevalence in Uganda was once among the highest in Africa. Today, this nation boasts the most significant decline in HIV prevalence in the entire continent. Leading the effort is Kiwoko Hospital with a comprehensive, community-wide prevention education effort. Community outreach teams commonly communicate this message through dramas and song.

Nevertheless, HIV infection remains common in Uganda. Kiwoko Hospital offers HIV and CD4 testing, Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT), antiretroviral therapy, home based care for HIV/AIDS through trained staff, nutritional support, orphan care, and hospice care for AIDS sufferers. The hospital also manages infectious complications of HIV, commonly including TB, meningitis, and toxoplasmosis. More