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Making universal social protection a reality cover Making universal social protection a reality for people living with HIV or Tuberculosis

Ensuring that populations who are living with, at risk of or affected by HIV and/or TB can effectively access prevention, diagnosis and treatment services is crucial.

2021
EMTCT orange book cover Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation of EMTCT

The global community has committed to eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT), also known as vertical transmission, of HIV and syphilis as a public health priority.

2021
Woman holding child looking outside door 2021 UNICEF World AIDS Day Report , Milestones in the HIV Epidemic among Children and Adolescents , 2021 HIV and AIDS Global Snapshot , 2021 HIV and AIDS Sub-Saharan Africa Snapshot , 2021 HIV and AIDS Eastern and Southern Africa Snapshot , 2021 HIV and AIDS West and Central Africa Snapshot

UNICEF's 2021 World AIDS Day report provides global and regional statistical updates on children, adolescents and pregnant women.

2021
Cash Plus Project Brief Tanzania Cash Plus Project Brief - English , Tanzania Cash Plus Baseline Report , Tanzania Cash Plus Midline Report , Tanzania Cash Plus Midline Research Brief , Tanzania Cash Plus 3rd Round Report , Tanzania Cash Plus 3rd Round Research Brief

For adolescent boys and girls, transitioning to adulthood means facing significant social, health and economic risks.

2021
cash plus cover Cash Plus Project Brief 2021
AGYW PrEP implementation brief cover AGYW PrEP Implementation Brief ESA

This implementation brief examines the current efforts in eastern and southern Africa to accelerate and scale up evidence-based PrEP delivery platforms for adolescent girls and young women.

2021
Integration of HIV and Testing and Linkage in Family Planning and Contraception Services cover Integration of HIV and Testing and Linkage in Family Planning and Contraception Services

This brief addresses integration of HTS into FP services.

2021
Non-contributory Social Protection cover Working paper: Non-contributory social protection and adolescents in Lower- and middle-income countries

This working paper from UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti makes the case for investing in social protection efforts for adolescents.

2021
HIV Sensitive Social Protection Fast Track Countries cover HIV Sensitive Social Protection in East and Southern Africa Fast Track Countries

This report presents the results of a mapping of HIV-sensitive social protection programmes in 15 'fast track' countries in eastern and southern Africa.

2021
Woman with mask looking at landscape UNICEF's HIV Programming in the Context of COVID-19, Vol II

Recognizing the persistent and harmful impact that COVID-19 and related lockdown measures pose for the HIV response, governments across ESA region continue to implement interventions to sustain and further advance hard won

2021
AGYW Resource Guide cover AGYW Guide Module 1- Stewardship and Planning , AGYW Guide Module 2 - Strategic Information , AGYW Guide Module 3 - Scale Up , AGYW Guide Module 4 - Girl-Centred Design , AGYW Guide Module 5 - Innovation , AGYW Guide Module 6 - Norms

AGYW Resource Guide for strengthening national responses to the crisis of HIV amoung young women and girls.

2021
Boy wearing mask Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free: Final report on 2020 targets

In the global quest to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, meeting the HIV-related needs of children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women represents a critical piece of unfinished business

2021
IAS 2021 conference roadmap IAS 2021 Roadmap

Download the IAS 2021 Roadmap to find sessions at the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Scienc

2021
Case transfer cover Research brief: Cash transfers - Past, present and future. Evidence and lessons learned from the Transfer Project

Building on previous summaries, this brief summarizes the current evidence and lessons learned from the Transfer Project after more than a decade of research on cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa.

2021
Adolescent girl in front of mirror Assessing the Vulnerability and Risks of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern and Southern Africa: Tool Review

This regional report aims to strengthen risk-informed programming and facilitate scale up of simple and effective tools to identify and reach those adolescent girls and young women who are most in need of services and supp

2021
Mother with child Health Results 2020: HIV and AIDS (flyer) , Global Annual Results Report 2020 Goal Area 1 (report)

This flyer provides a quick overview of UNICEF's results within HIV and AIDS in 2020.

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
Accelerating Access to Innovative Point-of-Care HIV Diagnostics cover Accelerating Access to Innovative Point-of-Care HIV Diagnostics , Accelerating Access to Innovative Point-of-Care HIV Diagnostics - French

This document was developed to compile knowledge, insights and recommendations from UNICEF focal points in country offices implementing a project aimed at introducing, scaling up, and integrating point-of-care (POC) diagno

2021
Parent with child at clinic VLS CLHIV study report , VLS CLHIV advocacy brief

In 2019 it was estimated that 1.2 million children (0-14) were living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa, yet more than a half million of these children (504,000) were not receiving lifesaving treatment.

2021
Accelerating Access to Optimal  cover Paediatric ARV-Lessons-Learned-Brief

EGPAF, with funding and support from Unitaid and DNDi, is bringing new-to-market pediatric ARV formulations to full-scale implementation in eight African countries.

2021