As part of a three-pronged approach to strengthening support for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Côte D'Ivoire requested technical assistance from FHI in developing a strategy for community- and home-based care and palliative care for the country.

To that end, FHI performed a rapid appraisal of community- and home-based care and palliative care in the area. The appraisal consisted of a document review followed by site visits to those organizations deemed to be most representative of community and home-based care and palliative care. In-depth interviews with program staff and managers of services at tertiary and community level and were complemented by interviews with representatives of government departments involved in supervision, regulation or provision of aspects of care.

And through the report, Rapid Appraisal of Palliative Care and Community-and Home Based-Care in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, FHI discovered that palliative care is understood by many, but is practiced by few.