Nigeria adapted the WHO package of care for Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) in 2020. The package includes CD4 + cell count testing to identify People Living with HIV (PLHIV) with AHD, screening and treatment of opportunistic infections, rapid antiretrovirals (ART) initiation, and intensive adherence follow-up. The national program adopted a phased approach in the rollout of the AHD package of care to learn lessons from a few representative health facilities before scaling up across the country. This study describes the process and lessons learned from the first phase of implementation.
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Funding: This study was conducted with funding from Unitaid for AHD projects. The funder did not have any role in the conceptualization, design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.