Bibliographic information
GuidelineConsolidated HIV guidelines: service delivery
Year of Publication2026
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
Trained and supervised lay providers can distribute ART to adults, adolescents and children living with HIV
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Notes and Remarks
- Initial and ongoing training, mentoring, supportive supervision and effective administrative planning are critical. • Adapted clinical guidance for specific cadres with clear pathways for treatment and referral are required to support high-quality care. • Adopting task-sharing strategies often requires revising regulatory frameworks and national policies to enable new cadres of health-care workers to perform additional tasks. • WHO recommends that all health-care workers, including community health workers, be appropriately trained, remunerated and supervised (34). • National regulatory bodies, professional associations and other stakeholders need to be involved in defining the scope of practice, roles and responsibilities of health-care workers.