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HAQOCI is an initiative that
started in October 2001 and is being funded by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Atlanta, with technical support from CDC-Zimbabwe
AIDS Program and is housed in the Clinical Epidemiology Resource & Training
Centre (CERTC), College of Health Sciences - University of Zimbabwe.
The initiative is a 5-year commitment to improve HIV/AIDS care in Zimbabwe.
HAQOCI is a non-profit making coalition of health care professionals
committed to assisting with the delivery of high quality HIV/AIDS care
in Zimbabwe.
Mission
Our mission is to promote the highest
standards and quality of HIV/AIDS care in Zimbabwe,
through evaluation of HIV/AIDS care services,
development and integration of models of improved
care, dissemination of evidence based health
information on HIV/AIDS care, training and advocacy.
HAQOCI
Objectives
The following are the objectives of
this initiative:
- To develop the infrastructure
and capacity for HIV/AIDS quality of care improvement.
- To characterize the HIV/AIDS quality of
care situation through consensus meetings and
surveys.
- To identify, develop, pilot and evaluate
high priority, achievable models of improved
HIV/AIDS
care.
- To develop standard treatment guidelines
on HIV/AIDS care.
- To develop and implement
an HIV/AIDS care information dissemination
plan
- To promote, support and advocate for
high quality
HIV/AIDS care in Zimbabwe.
These objectives
will be achieved through;
- The development
of effective partnerships with Ministry of
Health and Child Welfare, National AIDS Council,
Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs), Institutions and individuals
involved in HIV/AIDS care.
- The use
of the multidisciplinary expertise that exists
in
the CEU, the Faculty of Medicine as a whole
and beyond.
- Conducting stakeholder
meetings to build consensus on critical HIV/AIDS
care
issues.
- Providing support for operational
research and research projects on health
services that pertains to HIV/AIDS care.
- Capacity
building for HIV/AIDS care and research.
- Information
dissemination.
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