Fig. 1

EID Continuum of Care in Uganda. Diagram showing steps in the HIV infant diagnosis continuum: HEI encounter the health facility at many ‘entry point’ clinics. Health workers (HWs) at entry points must proactively screen for HIV exposure and link the identified HEI to the facility’s testing point for DBS sample collection. The DBS sample must be dispatched to the reference lab, tested by DNA PCR, and result returned to the health facility by the time the HEI caregiver returns for their next appointment. If the PCR result is negative, the HEI must receive a 2nd confirmatory PCR test 6 weeks after cessation of breastfeeding. If the infant tests HIV+, the infant must be immediately enrolled at the HIV/ART Clinic and initiated on ART. ANC = Antenatal Clinic; PNC=Postnatal Clinic; ART = Antiretroviral Therapy; OPD = Outpatient Department; DBS = Dried Blood Spot; PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction