Improving the HIV Cascade if Services in Vietnam

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Improving the HIV Cascade of Services in Vietnam ICAAP Bangkok November 2013

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Improving the HIV Cascade of Services 

in VietnamICAAP BangkokNovember 2013

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Response to HIV epidemic in Vietnam 

• Nearly 72,000 on ART

• More than 14,500 on MMT (Target 80,000 by 2015)

• Number of newly reported HIV diagnoses has declined

• New generation of well trained, experienced leaders emerging 

• Country leadership on HIV/AIDS is gaining in strength

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Concerning trends in Vietnam (and in other countries)

1. Substantial, local HIV epidemics occurring in underserved areas.

2. Many PLHIV often not seeking testing or not linked to care after testing positive.

3. Number newly initiating ART not growing or declining in many sites.

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Concerning trends in Vietnam

4. Many clients are dying, dropping out of treatment or lost to follow‐up

5. Donor resources declining and service system costs too high to be sustained by the GVN.

6. Epidemic of injection drug use continues with >215,000  estimated PWID.

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Late Entry to ART

“At present, 51% of people start treatment at a CD4 cell count below 100 cells/mm3, underlining the urgency of expanding access to treatment, regardless of its prevention benefit.”

Dr Bui Duc Duong, Deputy Director‐GeneralViet Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control

7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2013)

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The Cascade Frameworkin Vietnam

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The Cascade framework is…

• Old, but new• Improvement on older methods for presenting data &illustrating program performance

• Simple, easy to communicate with powerful impact• Easily adaptable to different programs, strategies and populations

• Promotes different interventions targeted to different phases of ‐ or gaps in ‐ the cascade

• Based on a set of available core indicators 

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The Cascade is…

• A logic model that links prevention outreach, testing & treatment services across a continuum of care (CoPC) 

• Reveals how individuals move, don’t move, through the CoPC or are lost to follow‐up 

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The Cascade Framework: Patching a Leaky Pipe

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‐ Extension of life‐ Reduce transmission

The Cascade Framework

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Cascade of HIV diagnosis, care and treatment in Vietnam, December, 2012

138166

53979 47926

63537

28262 24785

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

Diagnosed PLHIV In care at OPC On ART

Person

Female Male

39%

44%

87%

88%

Source: VAAC report, D28

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Rapid Assessments and Responses

• Four provinces assessed: Nghe An, Lao Cai, Dien Bien and An Giang (three more scheduled)

• Cascade framework coupled with service mapping used to assess CoPC performance and needs. 

• Targeted, time limited assistance plan rapidly implemented (in phases)

• Cost assessment and analyses being added

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Cascade for Nghe An, Dec 2012

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1234 1176

1583

562 538

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Diagnosed PLHIV In care On ARV

Person

Female Male

35%95%

40% 95%

Source: Nghe An PAC, 2012

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Cascade for Lao Cai, 6/2013

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477 381

1390

276 232

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Diagnosed PLHIV In care On ARV

Person

Female Male

20%84%

27% 80%

Source: Lao Cai PAC, 10/2013

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7782

6364

1741 1616

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Accumulative HIVreported cases

PLHIV still alive Retain in care Currently on ARV

27.36% 92.82%

Cascade for Dien Bien, 6/2013

81.78%

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Tua Chua District, Aug 2013

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H+ cumulative HIV+ Managed on ARV

Death

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Muong Bang Commune, Aug 2013

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20

0

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H+ cumulative HIV+ Managed on ARV

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PLHIV

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Potential for Other Cascades

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0

5,000

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15,000

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25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

IDU's MMT ART

ARV   71.4%

13,000

121‘06 Centers

25‐35,000

60MMT Clinics

13,000HIV+  22.5%

HIV‐Negative77.5%

2,925

Data Source:  VAAC 2012

MMT Retention:Haiphong1 Year     90%2 Years   80%

Drug Users

Estimated:217,000

Recorded:171,000

Methadone Maintenance

MMT – HIV – ART Cascade, Dec 2012

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Implications for planning and investment

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The Cascade Framework in Vietnam…

• A useful planning/diagnostic tool,

• Easily used at the provincial level

• Rapid assessments/responses can lead to closing of service gaps/leaks 

• Useful Evaluation tool

• Can monitor success in introducing new tools (i.e., Treatment for Prevention)

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Investments in ….

• Use of the cascade framework coupled with service mapping and cost assessment can be very effective.

• Addressing targeted gaps and leaks will substantially Improve system performance.

• Supporting local use of the cascade framework can increase sustainability.

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Thank you!