Policy/Enabling Environment

Improving HIV Service Delivery for Infants, Children and Adolescents: Towards a framework for collective action

admin — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:15:11 +0000

Improving HIV Service Delivery for Infants, Children and Adolescents: Towards a framework for collective action admin Tue, 01/28/2020 - 21:15

In June 2019, UNICEF convened a group of about 40 global experts from 24 organizations and institutions to advance the collective thinking on paediatric HIV service delivery. The aim of this “think tank” consultation was to build consensus on the specific programme interventions that need to be scaled up to improve the quality of HIV treatment services and reach more infants, children and adolescents with these lifesaving medicines.

Participating organizations included:

Aidsfonds
Africaid-Zvandiri
African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
(ANECCA)
Baylor College of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
ELMA Philanthropies
Health Innovations Kenya
FHI 360
ICAP at Columbia University
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Kenya Ministry of Health
Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC)
Pact
Pediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA)
Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) / ViiV Healthcare
Réseau Enfants et VIH en Afrique (EVA)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
University of Nairobi
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC–EAA)
Yale University

Experts addressed the gaps in the continuum of care which are causing children to be missed before they are tested, before they are given their test results and before they are provided with lifelong treatment and care. Read more about the evidence base and the call for action in the brief above.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

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Health systems strengthening

Maternal, newborn and children health

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Brief

Strategy

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2019

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Brief: Improving HIV Service Delivery for Infants Children and Adolescents

The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health: The National Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Advocacy Strategy And Road Map 2022-2026

bbenghomari — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:13:36 +0000

The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health: The National Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Advocacy Strategy And Road Map 2022-2026 bbenghomari Mon, 11/21/2022 - 17:13

The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health has released its National Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Advocacy Strategy And Road Map 2022-2026, disseminated in Kampala during October 2022.

The overall objective of this strategy is to complement and catalyze the ongoing national programs targeted at improving pediatric and adolescents HIV outcomes by addressing the policy and resource allocation gaps. This will be through putting in place a uniform and harmonized technical approach to advocacy across the national response stakeholders. The strategy provides standardized practical approaches to guide stakeholders in planning, designing, implementing and evaluating advocacy initiatives in support of pediatric and adolescents HIV. The strategy will institute systems to keep truck of ongoing and new advocacy initiatives to ensure they are aligned to the advocacy issues highlighted in the strategy for continuous process quality improvement and mitigate risks associated with uncoordinated advocacy initiatives.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

Adolescent Prevention

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UNICEF

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Eastern and Southern Africa

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Uganda

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Adolescents

Children

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Health systems strengthening

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Advocacy

Strategy

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2022

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THE NATIONAL PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT HIV ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND ROAD MAP-3.pdf

Social protection: a Fast-Track commitment to end AIDS – Guidance for policy-makers, and people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:17:43 +0000

Social protection: a Fast-Track commitment to end AIDS – Guidance for policy-makers, and people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV admin Thu, 01/06/2022 - 18:17

This document from UNAIDS provides guidance on how to leverage and intensify the integration of HIV with social protection and other programmes for ending poverty and inequality. It further summarizes relevant evidence on social protection and its contribution to the AIDS response.

HIV-Sensitive Social Protection

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UNAIDS

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Policy/Enabling Environment

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Guidance

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2018

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Social protection: a Fast-Track commitment to end AIDS

HIV Treatment, Care, and Support for Adolescents Living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa: A review of interventions for scale

rlekirkegaard — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:16:11 +0000

HIV Treatment, Care, and Support for Adolescents Living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa: A review of interventions for scale rlekirkegaard Thu, 06/10/2021 - 20:16

Adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) are key to achieving the global goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. ESA is home to 1.74 million adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), representing 60 per cent of this population globally. In 12 ESA countries, AIDS is the leading cause of adolescent mortality. While there is an increasing focus on adolescents, the pace of progress remains slow, especially when compared with the growing needs of ALHIV.

It is time to deliver programmes at scale to address the needs of ALHIV, accelerating evidence of interventions producing results or showing significant promise for scale. This document examines and consolidates the current experiences of ALHIV programming in the region to support further implementation and scale-up of evidence-driven models. The findings serve as a call to action and the key considerations as a guide for governments and funding and implementing partners in scaling up service delivery to ALHIV.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

HIV-Sensitive Social Protection

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UNICEF

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Eastern and Southern Africa

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Adolescents

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Adolescent friendly services

Adolescents living with HIV

ART and Treatment

Community engagement

Policy/Enabling Environment

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Evidence and data

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2021

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HIV Treatment, Care, and Support for Adolescents Living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa

Programming for Adolescents and Young People in Eastern and Southern Africa: UNICEF-GFATM partnership

rlekirkegaard — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:30:59 +0000

Programming for Adolescents and Young People in Eastern and Southern Africa: UNICEF-GFATM partnership rlekirkegaard Mon, 11/02/2020 - 16:30

In partnership with the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNICEF has supported the governments of Botswana and Lesotho to implement targeted programmes for adolescent girls and young women. In Lesotho, a national multi-sectoral referral framework is strengthening community-facility linkages and is catalyzing increased access to HIV/SRH services by guiding adolescent and young people to appropriate services and care. In Botswana, a radio drama series together with peer education components is tackling tough issues adolescents are facing in love, life and relationships. Documentation of both experiences are available for download.

Adolescent Prevention

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Global Fund

UNICEF

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Eastern and Southern Africa

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Botswana

Lesotho

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Adolescents

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Adolescent friendly services

AGYW

Combination prevention

Community engagement

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A spoonful of Shuga: Life and love among young people in Botswana

Steering adolescents and young people on the path to good health in Lesotho

Cyclone Idai | Integration of HIV into the humanitarian response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

cmannikarottu — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:32:24 +0000

Cyclone Idai | Integration of HIV into the humanitarian response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe cmannikarottu Tue, 02/25/2020 - 13:32

This multi-country case study from the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office highlights important HIV-specific interventions that were integrated into the emergency cyclone response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe during and after Cyclone Idai in March 2019.

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UNICEF

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Eastern and Southern Africa

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Emergencies

Health systems strengthening

Policy/Enabling Environment

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Case study

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2020

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Integration of HIV into Cyclone Idai response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Integrated Testing for TB and HIV using GenExpert Devices Expands Access to Near-Point-of-Care Testing

cmannikarottu — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:00:07 +0000

Integrated Testing for TB and HIV using GenExpert Devices Expands Access to Near-Point-of-Care Testing cmannikarottu Tue, 09/03/2019 - 23:00

This brief summarizes lessons learned from Zimbabwe’s pilot implementation of integrated or multi-disease testing. Partnerships in the country focused on leveraging existing GeneXpert platforms for both TB and HIV testing to improve access to early infant HIV diagnosis and viral load testing. These findings describe the benefits of integrated testing for clients, health providers and the health system and are a resource for other countries scaling up point-of-care integrated testing.

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Eastern and Southern Africa

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Policy/Enabling Environment

Testing

Viral load monitoring

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Brief

Case study

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2019

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Integrated Testing for TB and HIV using GenExpert Devices Expands Access to Near-POC (English)

Integrated Testing for TB and HIV using GenExpert Devices Expands Access to Near-POC (French)

Accelerating Access to Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Living With HIV

cmannikarottu — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:51:29 +0000

Accelerating Access to Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Living With HIV cmannikarottu Tue, 09/03/2019 - 22:51

This brief highlights the current scenario of policies and programmes related to point-of-care viral load testing among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV. In many countries, viral load policies are not differentiated for pregnant and breastfeeding women despite evidence that point-of-care viral load testing is helpful for this population. Same-day results for pregnant and breastfeeding women can help ensure timely initiation of ART, improved rates of viral suppression and retention in care to support efforts of preventing vertical transmission of HIV.

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Accelerating Access to Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Living With HIV (English)

Accelerating Access to Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Living With HIV (French)

Renewed commitment for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) and universal coverage for Pediatric HIV Testing and Treatment in West and Central Africa by 2020

cmannikarottu — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:29:37 +0000

Renewed commitment for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) and universal coverage for Pediatric HIV Testing and Treatment in West and Central Africa by 2020 cmannikarottu Thu, 04/25/2019 - 21:29

At a high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal in January 2019, UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urged countries in Western and Central Africa to strengthen their commitments towards EMTCT and universal coverage for paediatric testing and treatment for HIV.

Countries and partners renewed their commitment to the 2015 Dakar Call to Action for Accelerating the Elimination of New HIV Infections in Children and Access to Treatment for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV by 2020.

PMTCT

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

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UNAIDS

UNICEF

WHO

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West and Central Africa

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Children

Infants

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Maternal, newborn and children health

Paediatric ARVs and formulations

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Meeting report

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2019

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Dakar Call: Renewed Commitment

Appel de Dakar: Renouvellement d'Engagement

Apelo de Dakar: Renovação de Compromisso

Approaching 2020: Scaling up key interventions for children and adolescents living with HIV

cmannikarottu — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:21:17 +0000

Approaching 2020: Scaling up key interventions for children and adolescents living with HIV cmannikarottu Thu, 07/26/2018 - 17:21

Urgent and ambitious 2020 global targets are on the horizon, yet there has been insufficient progress in paediatric and adolescent HIV to date. Scaling up HIV services for all children and adolescents is needed, in alignment with the UNAIDS super-fast-track framework. It’s time to make sure that nobody is left behind.

This series of 12 policy briefs by the Child Survival Working Group (CSWG) looks at scaling up key interventions for children and adolescents living with HIV. They present evidence, policy and monitoring considerations, implementation guidance and tools necessary to scale up 12 key interventions which have proven successful in identifying, linking and supporting children and adolescents to access and remain in quality care and treatment.

They are designed for program managers in government and civil society programs, particularly at country-level, and provide practical information and direction.

Learn more in the Foreword and download the briefs below.