MSF - XVI International Conference on HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACTS

Outcomes of children, stratified by immune status, receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported projects in resource-poor countries (RPCS).
Oral Presentation MOAB 0203 SR 4 1400-1530

Olson D.; MSF – New York, USA
Sauvageot D.; Ferradini L.; Epicentre, Paris, France
O' Brien D.; MSF - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Humblet P.; MSF - Brussels, Belgium

Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) outcomes in children < 13 years of age in resource-poor countries (RPCs): a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cohort
Oral Presentation MOAB 0204 SR4 1400-1530

Olson D.; MSF – New York, USA
Sauvageot D.; Ferradini L.; Epicentre, Paris, France
Humblet P.; MSF - Brussels, Belgium

Decentralisation, scaling-out antiretroviral treatment to health centres in a rural district in Malawi : Process, progress and lessons learnt after two years
Poster Discussion MOKC501

M. Massaquoi Fitzgerald; Fasineh Samura, R.; Nalikungwi, R.; Teck, R.; Zachariah, Harries A.; MSF OCB, MSF Malawi

User survey on HIV load (VL) test specifications suitable for monitoring and management of patients with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings
Poster Exhibition 14/08 MOPE0155

Dineva M.; Goncalves G.; Cambridge University
Guillerm M.; MSF, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Geneva, Switzerland

HAART can be provided safely in African HIV positive children: analysis of patients in 2 urban health centers
Poster Exhibition MOPE0242

Ludwig De Naeyer; MSF OCB, MD CS Kimironko
Sowaf Ubarijoro; MD CS Kimironko
Johan van Griensven; MSF OCB, MD CS Kinyinya
Thomas Mushi; MD CS Kinyinya
George Ntabashwa; MD Chef de district sanitaire Muhima
Claire Gazille; MSF OCB, Field coordinator HIV program
Rony Zachariah; MSF OCB, Operational Research Coordinator

Excellent outcomes can be achieved in children on highly active antiretroviral treatment under program conditions
Poster exhibition MOPE0254

Raleigh B; Bot. Kazumi; MSF– Cambodia; Angkor
Te Vantha Gupta; Hospital for Children – Siem Reap
Jitendra Khem Sopheap; Takeo Provincial Hospital
Janssens Bart; Zachariah R, MSF Belgium

Comparative study of the cost of paediatric formulations of anti-Retroviral drugs
Poster exhibition 14/8 MOPE0629

Pascual Martinez F.; Perez Casas C.; MSF, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Vasan A.; Partners In Health, Boston, United States

Payment for antiretroviral drugs is associated with a higher risk of "loss to follow up" among individuals placed on antiretroviral treatment
Poster Exhibition MOPE0849

Van Ingelgem; Massaquoi M., Jamet C.; MSF-Nairobi, Kenya
Ritter H.; Zachariah R.; Manzi M.; MSF- B, Medical Department (operational Research Unit, Brussels)
Suleh A.; Ministry of Health, Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Kocholla L.; Phillips M., MSF, Access to health care, Brussels, Belgium
Humblet P.; MSF, International AIDS working group coordinator, Luxembourg

Effective outcomes from decentralising ARV care to nurse-managed clinics in rural South Africa
Poster Exhibition TUPE0246

T. Herron ; N. Bandezi; M. Bedelu; H. Reuter; N. Mofokeng; MSF B, MSF South Africa

Accelerated HIV testing for PMTCT in maternity and labour wards is vital to capture mothers at a critical point in the programme at district level in Malawi
Poster Exhibition TUPE0368

Jochum Beltman; Thyolo District Hospital, Malawi
Margaret Fitzgerald; Julie Kazime; Leopold Buhendwa; Moses Massaquoi; MSF – Thyolo District, Malawi
Rony Zachariah; MSF, Medical Department, Brussels

Point of care lactate testing is an effective measure in supporting the WHO first-line regimen in settings with a high incidence of stavudine-related toxicity
Poster Exhibition WEPE0085

Mathee S.; Abrahams M.; Jackson N.; Szylagyi Z.; Krombein T.; Provincial Government of the Western Cape, Metro District Health Services, Cape Town, South Africa
Van Cutsem G.; Hilderbrand K.; MSF - Cape Town, South Africa
Boulle A.; University of Cape Town, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa

The challenge of HIV/AIDS communication in the Islamic community
Poster Exhibition TUPE0939

Lawan Sarovat; Anchan Singchan; MSF Thailand

Clinical and immunological long-term outcomes on adults after 3 years of ART in “Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)” Programs : A multicentric analysis
Poster Exhibition WEPE0074

Delphine Sauvageot; Epicentre, Paris, France
Laurent Ferradini; AIDS Working Group

A high percentage of antiretroviral treatment (ART) experienced patients enrolled in a HIV treatment program in Lagos, Nigeria: a comparison of the virological and immunological outcomes of ARV-naïve and ARV-experienced patients on 2003 WHO recommended first line ART
Poster Exhibition WEPE 0090

Wenkel J.; Botha Standaert E.; Grillo A.G.; Olomo B.A.; MSF - Lagos, Nigeria
O’Brien D.; MSF - HIV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
van den Boogaard W.; MSF - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Braker K.; MSF - Berlin, Germany
Olaiya M.A.; General Hospital Lagos, Hematology, Lagos, Nigeria
Guenther G.; Epicentre (MSF), Paris, France
Mills C.; MSF - Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Comprehensive HIV care including Antiretroviral therapy in southern Ukraine: the challenges, results and lessons learned for the future
Poster Exhibition WEPE0114

Alexander Telnov; Sarah Venis; Josje Reinartz; Zahedul Islam; Daniel P O`Brien; MSF - Holland, Amsterdam
Guido E.L. van den Berk; Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Department of Infectious diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS
Joost van der Meer; AIDS Foundation East-West, Moscow
Richard A. Bedell; British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver BC Canada

How common is Lipodystrophy after at least 1 year of WHO First Line Antiretroviral Treatment?
Poster Exhibition WEPE0140

Johan van Griensven; MSF OCB, MD CS Kinyinya
Ludwig De Naeyer; MSF OCB MD CS Kimironko
Thomas Mushi; MD CS Kinyinya
Claire Gazille; MSF OCB, Field coordinator HIV program
Rony Zachariah; MSF OCB, Operational Research Coordinator

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with symptomatic hyperlactatemia, on a first-line antiretroviral regimen of Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine (D4T/3TC/NVP) in an urban district hospital setting in Kenya
Poster Exhibition WEPE0150

Kimani DK.; Nderitu M.; Suleh A.; Ministry of Health / Médecins Sans Frontières, Mbagathi District
Filén F.; Medical coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières, Nairobi, Kenya
Zachariah R.; Van Engelgem I.; Medical department, Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels operational centre, Belgium.

Gender differences in a large-scale HAART program
Poster Exhibition 16/8 WEPE0243

Carillo de Casas E.; Cox H., Ferreyra C.; Isaakidis P.; Mansilla C.; San Miguel M.J.; Moore S.; Mitjavilla F.; Revuelta A.; Rodriguez M.; MSF OCBA, Nairobi, Kenya

Comprehensive HIV care and Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in a conflict setting- outcomes, experiences, and lesions learned from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Poster Exhibition WEPE 0629

David Tu et al.; MSF - H

Prevention, care and treatment of MSM in Thailand
Poster Exhibition WEPE0723

Thawatchai Pachun; MSF OCB

One out of three HIV-positive Mothers attending antenatal or postnatal care are severely immunocompromised and require antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi
Poster Exhibition WEPE0877

Margaret Fitzgerald; Jean Chimaliro Leopold Buhendwa; Irene Zulu; Olesi Pasuleni; Bibiana Angharita; Dalitso Misinde; Moses Massaquoi; MSF - Thyolo District, Malawi
Alide Al Noor; Thyolo District Hospital, Malawi
Rony Zachariah; Médecins Sans Frontières Medical Department Brussels
Harries AD.; Ministry of Health, Malawi, family health International, London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine

The nutritional rehabilitation unit (NRU) in a district hospital setting in Malawi is an important entry-point for access to HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment for children
Poster Exhibition WEPE0914

M. Fitzgerald; N. Magongwa; M. Moens; D. Misinde; M. Massaquoi; MSF - Thyolo District, Malawi
R. Zachariah; MSF, Medical Department Brussels
AD Harries; Ministry of Health and population, FHI, London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The challenges of integrating HIV prevention and care into existing health services in resource limited settings
Poster Exhibition 16/8 WEPE0962

Francesca; Vila Luis et al.

Adverse consequences of user fees for patients started on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the governmental HIV-programs in Nigeria. Analyzed in the integrated free of charge ART-program of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Lagos
Poster Discussion THPDD05

Wenkel J; Braker K.; Orji P.; MSF - Lagos, Nigeria
van den Boogaard W.; MSF - Amsterdam, Netherlands
O’Brien D.; MSF - HIV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Botha Standaert E.; Olomo B.A.; MSF - Berlin, Germany
Olaiya M.A.; General Hospital Lagos, Hematology, Lagos, Nigeria,
Mills C.; MSF - Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is an important problem that is being missed in HIV-positive individuals attending routine clinics in Cambodia : Is there a need to introduce routine CMV screening?
Poster exhibition 17/8 THPE0053

Janssens B.; MSF-Cambodia
Heiden D.; Pacific Vision Foundation and Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Centre, San Francisco, California
Sarin S.; Takeo Eye Hospital, Cambodia
Zachariah R.; MSF – Operational Centre Brussels

Anti-retroviral therapy in intravenous drug users : Results from a comprehensive routine HIV care project
Poster exhibition THPE0155

Durier N; Yang Y.N; MSF- Beijing, China
Loke C.; MSF- Nanning, China
Tang Z.R.; Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China
Sauvageot D.; Epicentre, Paris, France

Antiretroviral treatment can be successful within a prison setting. Bangkwang Central Prison, Thailand
Poster Exhibition THPE0167

Srisuphanthavorn M.; Chayatub B.; Bangkwang Central Prison, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Chua A.; Ngammee V.; Cavailler P.; Wilson D.; MSF - Bangkok, Thailand
Zachariah R.; MSF, Operational Research, Brussels, Belgium

Field testing of WHO recommendations for initiating ART where CD4 is not available revealed disappointing sensitivities and specificities among stage I and II patients; a Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) cut-off of 2500 cells/ml could help ration the referral for CD4 testing
Poster Exhibition THPE 0169

Clair Mills; Meggy Verputen; MSF-H, Amsterdam
David Tu; MSF-Canada
Riekje Elema; MSF-Holland Zambia
Richard Bedell; Consultant physician, Canada
Dr. Olaiya; General Hospital Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Kai Braker; MSF-Germany
Dr. Leslie Shanks; Goma, DRC
Dr. Rebecca Adlington; Bukavu, DRC
Keith Chan; Vancouver, Canada
Bob Hogg; Director of the Population Health Program, BCCfE, Vancouver, Canada

We stop AIDS: A simple checklist for health care workers to identify conditions possibly related to HIV with the aim of increasing referral to voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)
Poster Exhibition THPE0171

F. Breitenecker; H. Kamwetsa; J. Mwale; L. Gonzalez; C. Breitenecker; MSF OCBA Malawi
M Joshua; M Ngwira Dowa district hospital, Malawi
L. Linje; Health centres Dowa district
D. Chimutu; Malawi Health centres Dowa district, Malawi

Decentralised integrated TB / HIV program in an unstable environment
Poster Exhibition THPE0192

Daniel J. Eibach; C. Paul Nyantee; Markonee Zar; Annette Runge; MSF - H

Experiences after handover of an comprehensive care project to the respective MoH of Guatemala and the Global Fund
Poster Exhibition THPE 0222

Frank Doerner; Maria Jesús Valverde; MSF CH, Guatemala

Treatment outcomes among patients treated with standard HAART regimens in Busia, Western Kenya
Poster Exhibition 17/8 THPE0223

Carillo de Casas E.; Cox H.; Ferreyra C.; Isaakidis P.; Mansilla C.; San Miguel M.J.; Moore S.; Mitjavilla F.; MSF OCBA, Nairobi, Kenya

Targeting early virological escape is a powerful tool to keep patients on first line when there are limited salvage options
Published on Conference CD-ROM

Eric Goemaere; Katherine Hildebrand; Marta Darder; MSF - Cape Town, South Africa
David Coetzee; Andrew Boulle; University of Cape Town, South Africa
Felipe Garcia; Alexandra Calmy; Access Campaign, Geneva, Switzerland

New models of treatment monitoring in resource-poor settings: is viral load a dream or a necessity?
Published on Conference CD-ROM

Alexandra Calmy; Tido Von Schoe-Angerer; Felipe Garcia; Access Campaign, Geneva, Switzerland
Helen Lee; Cambridge University, UK
Nathan Ford; Eric Goemaere; MSF - Cape Town, South Africa
Andrew Boulle; University of Cape Town, South Africa

Good clinical and virological outcomes in patients treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment in a rural province in China.
Published on Conference CD-ROM

Dahmane A.; MSF - Medical Coordinator, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Montaldo C.; Aijing A.; Yinli W.; Jing Z.; Wu G.; Marquis Y.; MSF - Xiangfan, China
Wensheng G.; Center for Disease control and prevention, HIV/AIDS, Xiangfan, China
Juan Y.; Ministry of Health, National AIDS reference laboratory, centre for Disease control Xiangfan, China.
Leemput Van L.; MSF - Brussels, Belgium
Zhang F.; Ministry of Health, Division of treatment and care, National Center for AIDS/STD control and prevention, Xiangfan, China
Maikere J.; MSF, Operations department, Brussels, Belgium
Arnould L.; MSF Medical Department, Brussels, Belgium
Zachariah R.; MSF, Operational Research Unit, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Historical analysis of ART patients treated by MSF Switzerland (MSFCH).
Published on Conference CD-ROM

MSFCH HIV/AIDS teams; MSF – Geneva, Switzerland