Cohort Profile: Hlabisa HIV Treatment and Care Programme

This article evaluates the Hlabisa HIV treatment and Care Programme in South Africa. The goal of this program is to promote prevention practices as part of HIV services with the ultimate goal of curbing the HIV epidemic. A cohort study monitored the success of this integrated system and the impact on the communities. It includes a tracking system treatment checkpoints and children evaluations. The study concluded that this program is properly placed in a location where the population needs a variety of services and a complex approach to treatment. However more research is needed to determine whether maternal health ART treatment and TB are impacted by this program.