One component of the Family Care Services offered by the Davis Memorial Hospital is the HIV Care and Treatment Clinic. The clinic is one of only two indigenous faith-based Care and Treatment sites that provides a standardized package of HIV prevention, treatment and support services to people living with HIV, their partners and children and Key populations – Men who have sex with men (MSM), Female Sex Workers (FSW) and Transgenders (TG).
Using a multidisciplinary approach, the principles of the clinic are accessibility, confidentiality, health promotion and patient satisfaction through services that protect and promote human rights and reducing stigma and discrimination. Services include,
- HIV prevention including Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Free, fast and confidential HIV Testing and Counselling (Voluntary Counselling and testing (VCT); Provider-Initiated (PITC, Index).
- Clinical management including management of opportunistic infections and co-morbidities
- Antiretroviral treatment
- Psychosocial support, Counselling and Referral services.
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
- STI screening and treatment
- Case tracking and management
Distinguishing Features of the Clinic
- There’s openness despite the religious beliefs
- Provides persons the opportunity to go to a private institution instead of a public health institution for HIV – more privacy.”
The clinic is partially supported by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and The University of California San Francisco. The clinic is well integrated into the national healthcare system by regular collaborations with the Ministry of Health and its various units including the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), Maternal and Child Health Unit (MCH) and the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL)
Our staff is committed to delivering high quality affirming care with compassion, empathy and understanding.
Hours: Mondays – Thursdays, 8:30am – 3:30pm; Fridays – 8:30am – 1:30pm
Physician: Dr. Dennison Davis
Program Manager: Mrs. Adele Mack
Consultation Fee (per visit): $5,000
For more information, please contact: 227-0733; 231-3189