Counseling and Testing: Success Stories

• Officials “Volunteer” Themselves To Show Public Support for Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Ethiopia [PDF, 1.2MB]
  In Ethiopia, the mayor of Addis Ababa recently demonstrated the emphasis he places on voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) by being publicly tested on national television during the inauguration of a new HIV testing center.
  


• Strengthening the Voluntary Counseling and Testing Commodities Supply System in Zambia [PDF, 2MB]
  To respond to its growing HIV epidemic, the Zambian government implemented voluntary counseling and testing as a vital activity to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and has established more than 100 voluntary counseling and testing sites around the country.
  


• New Hope with New Start [PDF, 2MB]
  New Start began as an experiment in marketing of voluntary counseling and testing services in Zimbabwe and has grown in three years to be the second-largest effort of its kind on the African continent.
  


• Partner Violence and the Implications for Voluntary Counseling and Testing [PDF, 105KB]
  This profile describes a study in Tanzania on the effects of domestic violence on voluntary counseling and testing.
  


• AIDS Hotline Counsels Concerned South Africans [PDF, 1MB]
  An AIDS Hotline in South Africa connects concerned callers to up-to-date information and counseling on AIDS prevention, treatment, and services.
  


• New Hope with New Start: HIV Counseling and Testing Promote Behavior Change [PDF, 328KB]
  This profile describes a successful voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing program in Zimbabwe.
  
  
• New Voluntary Counseling and Testing Sites Reach Growing Numbers [PDF, 340KB]
  The Kenyan government's ambitious program to expand voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services throughout the country has resulted in a rapid increase in availability and use of HIV testing and counseling.
  
  
• Pregnant Women Seek HIV Testing in Haiti [PDF, 2MB]
  With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, PSI implements a mass-media campaign and service network for prevention of mother-to-child transmission through its AIDSMark Project.
  
  
• Voluntary HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing: Many Africans Do Want to Know
  New studies in Africa show dramatic increases in demand for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), when the services are made accessible, affordable and secure, to those people who want to know their own HIV status.