This report presents the findings of a four-week assessment of the readiness
and capacity of Zimbabwe’s health sector to deliver the range of services and
manage the health commodities required for effective antiretroviral (ART)
treatment. HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnostic and treatment programs cannot succeed
without a reliable and consistent supply of condoms, high-quality drugs, HIV
test kits, laboratory reagents, and the consumable laboratory and medical
supplies. The country’s public and private sector health providers have a great
depth of experience and the team identified the service delivery and logistics
experience, as well as lessons learned from the few providers already using ARV
treatment, that will serve as a sound foundation for initiating and expanding
ART. The report also specifies the critical logistics management and clinical
issues that the government must address to ensure the safe and effective
implementation of a national ART program.