More information on the characteristics of these children has the potential to inform treatment conceptualization and implementation of tertiary treatment programs [ 15, 16].
Despite initial reservations about the implementation of antiretroviral treatment programs in Africa [ 4, 5], recent reports demonstrate that treatment programs for HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan Africa can achieve outcomes similar to those in North America and Europe [ 6].
This research will provide critical information regarding the mental health needs of high-risk obstetrical patients, information which will guide the development and implementation of prevention and treatment programs for this group of vulnerable women.
These findings have resulted in repeated recommendations for the implementation of longer term treatment programs.
Reducing addiction to heroin and other opiates, for instance, demands the implementation of heroin assisted treatment programs and supervised injection rooms.
Our findings and that of others underscore the urgent need for implementation of viral load monitoring of HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa to prevent accumulation of DRMs [ 28, 33].
Indeed, increasing depression literacy, that is, improving community awareness and understanding of depression during pregnancy, may result in the successful implementation of prevention, intervention and treatment programs for these women.
T. Higgins, S. M. Alessi, & R. L. Dantona, 2002; S. T. Higgins, S. H. Heil, & J. P. Lussier, 2004), adoption and implementation of CM protocols into treatment programs are both challenging and infrequent.
Some of the most effective health service providers - from the government of Brazil to sex worker-led organizations - have refused to accept U.S. funding because they consider sex workers to be essential partners for the development and implementation of HIV prevention and treatment programs.
These outcomes favor the implementation of similar MDR-TB treatment programs globally.
