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IHI.org has two types of Improvement Stories:

IHI.org Stories that describe the changes and results in specific organizations.
Improvement Project Reports from IHI.org users that describe improvement projects in their organizations.

We all learn from others' experiences testing and implementing changes in real settings — who should be on the team; what measures were tracked; which changes worked best or didn't work at all; and what lessons were learned.

Improvement Project Reports, submitted by IHI.org users, accelerate our learning. In the spirit of "all teach, all learn," we encourage you to share your Improvement Report with the IHI.org community. Please click the "Submit an Improvement Report" button below.

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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in South Africa
In partnership with local health care leaders and organizations, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has been working in several regions of South Africa to improve the exisiting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission program (PMTCT) targeting HIV.

The "Blog": Updates on Projects in South Africa to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment
This "blog" written by the South Africa Team and Staff will track the progress of collaborative improvement projects in South Africa to improve HIV/AIDS treatment.

The "Blog": Updates on Projects in South Africa to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment [Archive 2004-2005]
This "blog" written by the IHI South Africa Team and Staff tracks the progress of collaborative improvement projects in South Africa to improve HIV/AIDS treatment. This archive contains blog entries from 2004 through 2005.

Umkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Doubles the Number of People on Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV
In partnership with the Center for Rural Health (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and IHI, this District has doubled the number of people initiated on antiretroviral treatment for HIV during each of the last two years. Its goal is more ambitious still: to have all people on treatment who require it by the end of 2007.

Harriet Shezi Paediatric ARV Clinic, South Africa, Increases the Number of Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment from 166 to 1,500
At the Harriet Shezi Paediatric ARV Clinic (Soweto, South Africa), one of the largest clinics of its kind in South Africa, a dedicated and increasingly systems-focused local staff used the Chronic Care Model and the Model for Improvement to increase treatment rates for patients with HIV. As a result, the number of patients receiving highly active antiretroviral treatment increased from 166 in October 2004 to 1,500 in September 2006.

Improving Access and Quality of HIV/AIDS Care in Eastern Cape, South Africa
IHI's global team is working with Collaborative sites in Mhlontlo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa to improve access to, and quality of, HIV/AIDS care.

South Africa: Where Collaborative Methods are Rapidly Spreading AIDS Care
Disparities in care can seem especially dramatic on the global level. But IHI’s methods of rapid improvement and collaborative learning are applicable anywhere, as demonstrated by the encouraging early results of an improvement project currently underway in South Africa.



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The "Blog": Updates on Projects in South Africa to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment

The IHI team in South Africa shares stories from their visits with our partner clinics in South Africa as they increase treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS.

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