Osler Collection

HIV Care & ART

Uganda consolidated guidelines, the testing algorithm, ART regimens, failure & IRIS, advanced HIV disease, OIs and eMTCT.

13 resources

This collection provides essential guidelines and resources for understanding HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. It is aimed at healthcare professionals and students involved in HIV management, offering insights into testing, treatment regimens, and care strategies for people living with HIV.

01Guidelines & protocolsConsolidated Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV and AIDS in UgandaMinistry of Health, UgandaInfectious Diseases· 2020· 245 pagesA comprehensive national guideline issued by the Ugandan Ministry of Health outlining standards for HIV testing, prevention, treatment, PMTCT, and care for people living with HIV.Read: 1.1 CONTEXT · p. 17Start here — Uganda consolidated HIV guidelines
02Guidelines & protocolsNational Antiretroviral Treatment GuidelinesMinistry of Health, UgandaInfectious Diseases· 2009· 80 pagesComprehensive Ugandan guidelines outlining HIV diagnosis, counseling, care, and antiretroviral therapy initiation and regimens for adults, adolescents, and children.National ART guidelines
03Guidelines & protocolsNew National HIV Testing Algorithm GuidanceMoHInfectious Diseases· 2024· 3 pagesAn official circular from the Ministry of Health introducing Uganda's transition to a three-test HIV algorithm (using Wondfo, Onestep, and Meriscreen) to align with WHO recommendations and reduce misdiagnosis.National testing algorithm
04Lecture slidesNational Comprehensive HIV Training ManualMinistry of Health of EthiopiaInfectious Disease· 2025· 539 pagesThis manual is intended to build the capacity of health workers at all levels with recent updates like Index case testing, PrEP, and third-line ARVs so that they can be confident enough to solicit and test high risks, provide combination prevention or initiate ART and follow clients on chronic HIV/AIDS care.Read: pp. 103–104Comprehensive HIV training manual
05Guidelines & protocolsWHO HIV Clinical Management GuidelinesWorld Health OrganizationInfectious Disease· 2025· 108 pagesThe World Health Organization's updated recommendations on HIV clinical management, focusing on a public health approach, including antiretroviral therapy and management guidelines.Read: 1. Introduction3 · pp. 19–20WHO clinical management
06Lecture slidesAntiretroviral Therapy (ART)Niwamanyire Victor, Onega Paul, Prof. David MeyaInfectious Disease· 11 pagesAn introductory clinical presentation on HIV pathogenesis, viral structure, and the lifecycle of the virus, highlighting how each replication step serves as a target for antiretroviral therapy.ART basics
07Lecture slidesART REGIMENSMakerere University College of Health SciencesInfectious Diseases· 51 pagesA comprehensive overview of HIV epidemiology, pathogenesis, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) management, including regimen composition, initiation, monitoring, and treatment failure, with a focus on the Ugandan context.Regimens incl. PrEP/PEP
08Lecture slidesART Treatment Failure and IRIS ManagementMPIIMA DERRICK, OKECHO MOSES, NIWAMANYA MIKE TONY, DR JINGO DOROTHYInfectious Disease· 30 pagesThis document discusses the definition, epidemiology, and management of ART treatment failure and IRIS, including factors associated with treatment failure and the clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria of IRIS.Treatment failure & IRIS
09Lecture slidesApproach to a Patient with Advanced HIV DiseaseMakerere UniversityInfectious Diseases· 2025· 52 pagesThis presentation reviews the burden of advanced HIV disease in Uganda, outlines patient characteristics and mortality predictors, and provides a management framework for opportunistic infections and antiretroviral therapy.Advanced HIV disease
10Guidelines & protocolsWHO GUIDELINES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED HIV DISEASEWorld Health OrganizationInfectious Diseases· 2025· 83 pagesThis document provides comprehensive guidelines for the management of advanced HIV disease, including treatment protocols and recommendations for patient care.Read: p. 15WHO advanced HIV guideline
11Clinical reviewsEmergencies in HIV DiseaseKiruddu National Referral HospitalInfectious Disease· 2024· 42 pagesUganda still documents more than 50,000 new HIV infections each year, with about 17,000 Ugandans dying from HIV-related complications annually. This document discusses the findings of a study on in-patient HIV mortality.Emergencies in HIV
12Lecture slidesHIV, TB, OIsBishop Stuart UniversityInfectious Diseases· 132 pagesA clinical presentation covering the pharmacotherapy of HIV, tuberculosis, and associated opportunistic infections, including historical context and disease progression.TB & opportunistic infections
13Lecture slidesElimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (eMTCT)Ogwal Emmanuel, Nabawesi Irene, Dr. KagawaObstetrics and Gynecology· 2018· 37 pagesA clinical presentation outlining the epidemiology, transmission factors, prevention strategies, delivery options, and infant care guidelines for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda.eMTCT

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