Do HIV-AIDS Programmes Require a Unique Quality Management System as a Public Management Tool for Optimal Success?

HIV-AIDS is a public health issue affecting global and local countries with men, women and children being affected. Significant changes have occurred in this field leading to more productive and healthier HIV positive individuals. This has been mainly through the development of in country, local, parastatal, NGO, NPO HIV-AIDS programmes dealing with aspects of HIV-AIDS wellness, treatment and care. Given the high disease burden that is placed on the multi-sectoral health systems, it becomes imperative to accurately monitor and evaluate these HIV-AIDS programmes to ensure alignment with financial, clinical and operational goals. Integral to this, is quality management systems for HIV-AIDS healthcare to ensure optimal treatment and patient outcomes. This paper will review the need for quality management systems for HIV-AIDS healthcare programmes and provide recommendations for smart practises.