The NCDI Poverty Network’s Programs Team developed and now maintains English, French, and Portuguese editions of PEN-Plus Clinical Tools and Programmatic Standards, a document aimed at informing clinic and program planning, budgeting, and operations by closely detailing PEN-Plus clinical care, including the diagnostic, treatment, and patient support services available. With clarity around these services, clinics can extrapolate additional parts of the program, such as lists of essential medications and equipment, training needs, and healthcare-provider competencies.

PEN-Plus Clinical Tools and Programmatic Standards, Outils Cliniques et Standards du Programme PEN-Plus, and Ferramentas Clínicas e Normas Programáticas do PEN-Plus can be used as references both for planning PEN-Plus programs and for assessing and refining existing PEN-Plus clinics. These living documents will change and adapt as PEN-Plus systems strengthen and higher levels of care and standards are achieved.