Knowledge for Health project set to ramp up HIV response

Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton (third, right) is flanked by PANCAP Director Dereck Springer (third, left) and K4Health Project Knowledge Management Advisor Sarah Fohl (second, right). Also in photo are PANCAP Accountant Collin Kirton (left), Knowledge Management Coordinator for the K4Health project Dr Shanti Singh-Anthony (second, left) and K4Health Communications Specialist Timothy Austin (right).

The knowledge generation and sharing capabilities of the Coordinating Unit of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV&AIDS (PANCAP) relating to the new World Health Organization (WHO) ‘test and start’ guideline is expected to be enhanced with the help of the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project.

According to Knowledge Management Advisor, K4Health Project, Sarah Fohl, the objective of the project is to bring PANCAP partners together to share best practices and improve access to information that is vital to HIV testing and early treatment in concise, well-packaged communication products that can be easily