Global Presence
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs Initiative on Adherence to Antiretrovirals (INRUD-IAA)
Project Date: 2006–2011
The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) was established in 1989 to design, test, and disseminate effective strategies to improve the way drugs are prescribed, dispensed, and used, with a particular emphasis on resource poor countries.
Launched in September 2006, the INRUD-IAA initiative is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The objectives of the five-year initiative are to—
Launched in September 2006, the INRUD-IAA initiative is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The objectives of the five-year initiative are to—
- Develop and validate a set of indicators that can be used to monitor adherence to ART
- Investigate adherence rates and determinants for these rates for ART programs and individuals in two target countries
- Pilot interventions to improve adherence in individual patients and in programs in two countries
- Establish the process needed for national AIDS control programs to scale-up successful interventions as part of national policy in the two countries
- Work with the other three countries in the region to develop national adherence policies and implement interventions to improve adherence