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Pregnant adolescent girl holding medicine Leveraging the Learning: Insights from HIV Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls

This brief, the first in UNICEF's new Leveraging the Learning series, sets out to leverage the learnings from holistic, integrated, multisectoral, and age- and gender-responsive approaches to respond to and reduce

2023
Covers of the 6 evidence-to-action briefs. Increased Screening for Adolescents at High Risk of Antiretroviral Non-Adherence , Pregnancy and Motherhood among Adolescent Girls Affected by HIV , Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young People Affected by HIV , New Evidence and Programming Implications for Adolescent Pathways in HIV Care in Sub-Saharan Africa , Mental Health and Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence among Adolescents Living with HIV  , New Evidence on the Impact of Violence on ART Adherence amongst Adolescents Living with HIV

With support from the Joint UN 2gether 4SRHR programme, a research partnership with the University of Oxford and University of Cape Town was established with the aim to improve HIV, SRH, and the overall well-being of adole

2023
Cover of synthesis report UNICEF-Synthesis-of-Evidence-to-Action-2023.pdf

This synthesis report reflects a comprehensive review of the body of research undertaken through the Evidence-to-Action partnership.

    2023
    young HIV advocates at Y+ ESARO Story: Young Advocates Stand Up to Stigma Article from the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office highlighting young HIV advocates addressing stigma and misinformation. 2023
    LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil Speak Up cover LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil Speak Up.pdf

    On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) 2023, we unveil the UNICEF Spotlight Report on the Youth Aware initiative in Brazil.

    2023
    AYM tech brief cover AYM Technical Brief

    HIV Service Delivery: Safeguarding the Future. This brief was developed to inform the global dialogue and accelerate action on giving priority to services and support for adolescent and young mothers living with HIV.

    2021
    Adolescent mental health and adherence brief cover Policy brief: Mental health and treatment adherence among ALHIV

    Building on research findings and effective interventions in low-and middle-income countries, this policy brief identifies key risks, including bullying and stigma, and facilitators, such as positive pare

    2021
    Adolescent boy and girl looking at phone screen HIV Treatment, Care, and Support for Adolescents Living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa

    Adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) are key to achieving the global goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

    2021
    Adolescent-friendly health services for adolescents living with HIV: from theory to practice Adolescent-friendly health services for adolescents living with HIV: from theory to practice

    This publication primarily seeks to define and clarify the key elements of adolescent-friendly health services to help ensure that adolescents living with HIV receive appropriate and effective treatment, summarize existing

    2019
    CSWG Policy Brief: Providing peer support for adolescents and young people living with HIV Providing peer support for adolescents and young people living with HIV

    WHO recommends peer support, including peer counseling, for adolescents and young people living with HIV age 10-24 years (AYPLHIV).

    2018
    CSWG Policy Brief: Preventing and treating tuberculosis among children living with HIV Preventing and treating tuberculosis among children living with HIV

    Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in children living with HIV (CLHIV), particularly in TB endemic settings. TB in CLHIV is a

    2018
    Child Survival Working Group - Policy Briefs Approaching 2020: Scaling up key interventions for children and adolescents living with HIV

    Urgent and ambitious 2020 global targets are on the horizon, yet there has been insufficient progress in paediatric and adolescent HIV to date.

    2018
    CSWG Policy Brief: Sensitizing health workers to providing responsive care for adolescents and young people living with HIV Sensitizing health workers to providing responsive care for adolescents and young people living with HIV

    The 95-95-95 targets will only be achieved with zero discrimination, including within healthcare settings.

    2018
    A young woman stands on a dusty street with her back to camera All in to #EndAdolescentAIDS (2016)

    ALL In to #EndAdolescentAIDS

    2016
    Woman holding child's hand Report_Assessment of the impact of social allowances on the quality of life of CLWHIV_Eng.pdf

    This report presents the results of a study commissioned by UNICEF Tajikistan in collaboration with the Republican AIDS Centre and the NGO Guli Surkh to evaluate the impact of social allowances on the treatment outcomes of

    2018
    sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV Cover Guideline on sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV.pdf

    The starting point for this guideline is the point at which a woman has learnt that she is living with HIV, and it therefore covers key issues for providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights-related s

    2017
    Caring for People Living with HIV During the Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone Caring for People Living with HIV During the Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone (2016)

    Caring for people living with HIV during the ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

    2016