ZIHHTLP

Home Based Care (HBC / Integrated Community Based Health Care) Services

Home Based Care (HBC) services in Zanzibar were established in 1988 in 5 (Mjini, Magharibi and Kati in Unguja and Chake Chake and Wete in Pemba) districts to cater to AIDS patients only. Currently, these services have been scaled up to 144 health facilities in all 11 districts of Zanzibar.

ZIHHTLP implements Home Based Care services in cooperation with community volunteers and peers from PLWHAs. The volunteers are working under the supervision of facility-based HBC providers. Each health facility has a contact person (facility supervisor) who is accountable for all HBC services at the facility level. Increased access to care and treatment in many settings has strengthened HBC services and has increased awareness and acceptance of HIV/AIDS services creating a continuum of care that requires good coordination and harmonization of HBC services.

Goals

The goal of Home Based Care is to provide comprehensive home based care to chronically ill including HIV and AIDS patients in Zanzibar.