Home-Based Care

WELL Briefing Note: The HIV/AIDS Millennium Development Goal – What Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Can Do

  • Source:
  • WELL Project. 2004. London, UK

  • Summary:
  • This Briefing Note focuses on HIV/AIDS only. There are very few examples to date of the impact of water supply, sanitation and improved hygiene on the lives of those with this disease. However, its impact on health and care of the sick is known and can be applied to HIV/AIDS. Evidence is presented here, with a focus on: HIV/AIDS and Children, HIV/AIDS and Staying Healthy, HIV/AIDS and Home-Based Care, and HIV/AIDS and Income Generation.

  • Keywords:
  • Accessing Water Evidence Base Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Maternal and Child Health OVCs (Orphans/Vulnerable Children) People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Sanitation/Feces Disposal

    • Module 4: Monitoring and Evaluating Community Home-Based Care Programs

    • Source:
    • Family Health International. 2004. Research Triangle Park, NC. Family Health International.

    • Summary:
    • The goal of the workshop is to build participants’ skills in monitoring and planning evaluations of community home-based care programs. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: a) understand the components of community home-based care (CHBC) that need to be monitored; b) develop home-based care (HBC)-specific process indicators; c) identify appropriate monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools; and d) appreciate better the different data uses and how they influence data collection and analysis.

  • Keywords:
  • Community-Based Care Home-Based Care Indicators Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Training Resources

    • Estimating the Cost of Providing Home-Based Care for HIV/AIDS in Rwanda

    • Source:
    • Chandler R, Decker C, Nziyige B. 2004.

    • Summary:
    • There are few documented estimates of the cost of HBC for HIV. Those studies that exist (carried out with different methodologies and contexts) show that HBC costs vary by location (rural and urban), service package, and program expansion and maturity. A number of organizations in Rwanda began to offer home-based care services in 2001 on a small scale, and the MiniSanté developed HBC guidelines in 2002. To expand HBC, basic information is needed to clarify the HBC package, including logistics and costs. This report presents the results of a study of the costs of home-based care HIV/AIDS services in Rwanda through a sample of eight HBC programs, the scope of their services, and estimates of costs of providing services per patient.

  • Keywords:
  • Evidence Base Home-Based Care

    • Integrated Community-Based Home Care (ICHC) in South Africa: A Review of the Model Implemented by the Hospice Association of South Africa

    • Source:
    • Fox S et al. 2002. Cape Town, South Africa, POLICY Project.

    • Summary:
    • This report outlines information from a literature review and field research pertaining to the key differences and similarities between the hospice ICHC model and other home-based care models used in South Africa; reviews the core elements of the ICHC model; and highlights best practices of the model.

  • Keywords:
  • Best Practices and Lessons Learned Community-Based Care Evidence Base Home-Based Care Hospice

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