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.