CIGH contributes to 2024 WHO Policy Brief

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Dr. Holmes was a contributor to the development of the 2024 WHO Policy Brief   launched at the meeting, entitled “Supporting re-engagement in HIV treatment services.” Research conducted by Holmes and colleagues during his time as CIDRZ CEO was featured in the Policy Brief, including a study led by Dr. Izukanji Sikazwe examining the reasons clients stopped care or switched clinics, including a seminal article written with Dr. Peter Ehrenkranz establishing the concept of the “cyclical” cascade of care . During the panel, he noted the important role the new Policy Brief can play in “developing more responsive health systems” and called on health systems “to anticipate and support patients through periods of disengagement and re-engagement in care” in order to optimize public health outcomes.