Implementation plan

Clinical description

• The paediatric DTG policy was approved in March 2021, implementation started in June 2021,

scaled up to all health facilities in October 2021.

• All other new policies in this guideline come into effect in January 2022.
• The policy changes will be communicated to all public, CHAM and private facilities.
• Detailed implementation arrangements for NCDs including mental health will be shared in separate

SOPs.

• Refresher trainings of health service providers in HIV clinical management based on this 5th Edition

will commence in Q1 of 2022.

• All diagnostic and treatment commodities included in this guideline are already available in country

or in pipeline.

• The next (6th) Edition of these guidelines is scheduled for release in 2024/25. Any potential policy

or protocol updates to be implemented before release of the next edition of the guidelines will be communicated.

Integrating HIV clinical services