Dear Jessica,
Greetings from Brazil with hope to find you well,
Thank you kindly for your e-mail with the links of the power point from the
webinar of 23rd May 2017. I was glad to attend the webinar when I had
chance to send two questions and one comments. My both questions were well
answered however related to my comments to Dr. Gottfried Hirnschall
(Director HIV Department and Global Hepatiris Program) was not successfull
- I'm still awaiting for the reply but maybe we'll need of your
intervention. I asked Dr.Hirnschall to review the outdated recommendation
on *"Infant Feeding in the context of HIV" , for instance, *on page
xxxiii at the *"WHO 2016 Consolidated Guidelines on The Use of
Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection" .
*Consequently,
the reference adopted at the Consolidate Guidelines for HIV and Infant
Feeding was the *"Guideline on HIV and infant feeding 2010"* rather than
the *"Guideline Updates on HIV and Infant Feeding 2016". *In fact, this
kind of missinformation is a desaster for health professionals that use the
"Consolidate Guidelines" to support practice in the field of HIV and infant
feeding / MNCH. Few months ago I send several e-mails to Dr. Nigel Rollins
that has promissed to fix it. Also, in person with Dr. Laurence
Grummer-Strawn from WHO Geneva at a conference in Penang I requested the
revision, however without any success.
Find the "WHO 2016 Consolidated Guidelines on The Use of Antiretroviral
Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection" that I dowload from the
WHO website
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/208825/1/9789241549684_eng.pdf?ua=1 on
1st June 2017 at 9:53 am Brazilia time.
In addition, I would like to suggest you that every webinar you include a
discussion on i*nfant feeding in the HIV context*. It's a subject that's
becoming more and more neglected by even professionals from UN agencies
such as WHO and UNICEF. For instance, last year (November 2016) at the Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative Congress conducted by WHO the issue HIV and
breastfeeding (a BFHI global criteria) was poorly mentioned. On the other
hand, most of the participants from Sub-Saharan África are highly
interested on the issues related to HIV and breastfeeding - however, they
become disappointed as that hot topic is quite never mentioned. So, in
every discussion on HIV and AIDS needs to include *"Infant feeding in the
context of HIV". *Even policy makers, Ministry of Health, researchers
or coordinators from countries needs re-inforcement on up-to-date
information about HIV and breastfeeding that can influence positively in
terms of infant survival in their countries.
In addition, I would like to introduce you to my colleague Ms. Pamela
Morrison, who has worked extensively for decades to promoting the most
up-to-date information around the world on HIV and breastfeeding.
Look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
With regards,
Regina Da Silva, BSc, RN, Cert. Dipl, MSc
Senior Researcher and Independent Global Health Consultant
For Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health at the HIV and AIDS context
*Address:** Rua São Pedro da União, 27 Apto.102*
* Bairro Sion – Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais *
* Cep – 30315-440 – BRAZIL*
*Tel.:** (0055) 31 30187231*
*Mobile :** (0055) 31 9 99927231 *
*E-Mail:* reginas2011@gmail.com
*Skype**:* reginadasilva63
*Twitter:* reginas2011
Linkedin: hpps://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-da-silva-3660732b
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Jessica Rodrigues <jerodrigues@unicef.org>
wrote:
> *ACT Initiative - Lessons Learned: Webinar Wrap Up*
>
> A total of 160 participants from Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, the
> United Kingdom, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Switzerland (among many
> others) attended the webinar on May 23, 2017 hosted by PEPFAR and CIFF in
> collaboration with EGPAF and UNICEF. The webinar discussed the impact of
> the Accelerating Children's Treatment (ACT) initiative on paediatric
> HIV/AIDS. Since August 2014, ACT has initiated almost 1.1 million children
> and youth on antiretroviral therapy. This webinar highlights lessons
> learned from the ACT Initiative.
>
> The links to the PowerPoint presentations and recordings are below:
>
> · *Accelerating Children's Treatment (ACT)*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-p/>
> Ambassador Deborah Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special
> Representative for Global Health Diplomacy
>
> · *Accelerating Children's HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) Initiative
> Lessons Learned Webinar*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-x/>
> Dr. George Siberry, Director for HIV Treatment, Care & TB, Senior
> Pediatric Technical Advisor, PEPFAR
>
> · *Role of the Private Sector in the Partnership*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-m/>
>
> Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Executive Director, Survive & Thrive, CIFF
>
> · *ACT in Kenya*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-c/>
>
> Dr. Maureen Kimani, Program Manager, HIV Care and Treatment MOH-NASCOP,
> Representative from the Ministry of Health, Kenya
>
> · *ACT in Zambia*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-yh/>
>
>
> Dr. Chipepo Kankasa, Paediatrician and Program Director of the University
> Teaching Hospital (UTH) HIV/AIDS Programme (UTH-HAP)
>
> · *International Paediatric HIV Framework: Learning from and
> building on ACT*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-yk/>
> Dr. Gottfried Hirnschall, Director, HIV/AIDS Department and the Global
> Hepatitis Program, World Health Organization
>
> · *AIDS-Free: Initiating and retaining children and adolescents on
> HIV treatment*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-yu/>
> Dr. Stephen Lee, Vice President, Program Implementation & Country
> Management, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
>
> *Webinar Summary*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-jl/>
>
> *Webinar Recording*
> <http://mightymail.gorillawebstudio.com/t/r-l-yuhkttud-l-jr/>
>
> Best,
> Jessica
>
>
>
>
>
> Jessica Rodrigues, MS
>
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> Division
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