Story by: Hellen Wegesa
Writing assistance by Shannon Pincas
In the Manyara region of Tanzania, helping ensure that Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to take their antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a labor of love. It is a continuous effort that has a myriad of factors to contend with for success to be met. are all implications of how PLHIV do or do not continue to take their ARTs. Recognising these challenges, the USAID Afya Yangu (My Health) Northern (AYN) Projectused Human Centred Design (HCD) to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to better understand their experiences around HIV care, both accessing care and providing it. After an in-depth co-creation process, the B-Ok kit emerged as a tool to facilitate the provision of care. The B-Ok helps guide Healthcare Providers (HCP) as they encourage PLHIV to comply with their ART regime.
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