A new cascade of HIV care for the era of “treat all”

<p>A new cascade of HIV care for the era of “treat all”</p

A New HIV Care Cascade and Opportunities to Become Lost to Care After Moving to Treatment for All

<p>A New HIV Care Cascade and Opportunities to Become Lost to Care After Moving to Treatment for All</p

Comparison of cost-effectiveness thresholds.

<p>Comparison of cost-effectiveness thresholds.</p

Full cost per POC test^*.

*<p>Assumes the 3% of failures are not retested or full labor costs are incurred for repeating test. Minor labor savings are possible with repeat testing immediately after the failure.</p

Definitions of economics terminology used in the paper.

<p>Definitions of economics terminology used in the paper.</p

Staff time per POC test.

<p>Staff time per POC test.</p

Salary cost per working hour and per test.

<p>Salary cost per working hour and per test.</p

Costs for daily quality control.

<p>Costs for daily quality control.</p

Equipment costs*.

<p>Equipment costs*.</p

Material costs per POC test^*.

*<p>Exchange rate = 7.5 R/$US. All costs include South Africa's value-added tax (14%). Glove cost per test based on 500 powder-free gloves for R29 (National Health Laboratory System). Sample collection kit based on price quote from Alere R501.60 per 100). Test cartridge cost based on price quote from Alere (R5,969.04 for package of 100). Printing cost per test based on R1114.92 per package of printer rolls (10 rolls per pack, 50 reports per roll from Printer documentation).</p