HIV MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

SAMWUMED offers Members and Beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS complete HIV disease management assistance under its AID for AIDS Programme.

The Benefits include:

Medicine to treat HIV, including drugs to prevent mother-to child transmission
Treatment to prevent opportunistic or common infections as a result of HIV. For example, pneumonia and TB
Regular monitoring of the disease and response to therapy
Regular tests to pick up possible side- effects of the treatment
Ongoing patient support via a Nurse-Line service which allows a patient to call a nurse whenever the need arises
Clinical guidelines and telephonic support for doctors
Help in finding a registered counsellor for emotional

If you are diagnosed with HIV, your doctor must contact Aid for AIDS to register you on the HIV Management Programme. The details are: