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MAGNET Malawi German networking for
capacity building in treatment,
training and research at Kamuzu
Central Hospital
Capacity buil-
ding, quality
improvement,
training, high
HIV prevalence
University
of Cologne,
Kamuzu
Central
Hospital
Florian
Neuhann
GIZ/ESTHER 2008-2012 Extension
possible
RESULT Cross-sectional survey of renal
function in HIV-positive and
HIV-negative clients of the Light-
house counseling and testing
center in Lilongwe, Malawi
HIV, renal
function
Florian
Neuhann
Hector Stiftung
ARVMAC Effetcs of antiretrovirals for HIV
on African health systems,
maternal and child health
Quality ART,
ART delivery in
urban and rural
health systems
in Africa
Florian
Neuhann
EU
2007-2010 Analysis still
ongoing
The back to care viral load study (B2CVL)
looked at and evaluated the current
practice of the Malawian HIV treatment
programme to restart patients who inter-
rupted of their antiretroviral treatment on
their previous first line regimen (PI Florian
Neuhann, HIPH, Sam Phiri, Lighthouse, in-
vestigators Julia Luebbert, doctoral student
Heidelberg, Hannock Tweya, Lighthouse,
Paul Schnitzler, Virology Heidelberg,
Heribert Ramroth HIPH). The aim of this
study was to determine the prevalence
of virological failure and patterns of drug
resistance among patients with treatment
interruption and to evaluate the current
practice of resuming firstline ART. The pro-
ject was successfully completed, presented
and published. (Clin Inf Diss 2012)
Other projects look in a qualitative
approach into the reasons of patients to
interrupt antiretroviral treatment and the
perception and expectations of patients on
quality and efficiency of the services at the
Lighthouse.
Between January and March 2012 a cross-
sectional study on the prevalence of renal
impairments among HIV positive and HIV
negative clients of the lighthouse has been
conducted and is now being analyzed (RE-
SULT - renal survey Lighthouse; cross-sec-
tional survey of renal function in HIV-positive
and HIV-negative clients of the Lighthouse
counselling and testing center in Lilongwe,
Malawi).
www.lighthouse.org