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Global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents: Standards and criteria

IsabellaP — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:38:48 +0000

Global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents: Standards and criteria IsabellaP Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:38

Global initiatives are urging countries to prioritize quality as a way of reinforcing human rights-based approaches to health. Yet evidence from both high- and low-income countries shows that services for adolescents are highly fragmented, poorly coordinated and uneven in quality. Pockets of excellent practice exist, but, overall, services need significant improvement and should be brought into conformity with existing guidelines.

The WHO/UNAIDS global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents aim to assist policy-makers and health service planners to improve the quality of health-care services, so that adolescents find it easier to obtain the health services that they need to promote, protect, and improve their health and well-being, according to their needs.

This publication presents global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents, as well as an implementation guide and monitoring tools.

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The adolescent health indicators recommended by the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health

rlekirkegaard — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:40:41 +0000

The adolescent health indicators recommended by the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health rlekirkegaard Sun, 06/09/2024 - 16:40

This document is an interactive guide for the uniform collection, compilation, reporting, and use of adolescent health data.

Adolescence is a critical stage in life for physical, cognitive and emotional development, shaping future health and well-being. Comprehensive measurement of adolescent health is essential to prioritize health issues, guide interventions and track progress. However, global, regional and national adolescent health measurement has historically been inconsistent and incomplete.

The Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) Advisory Group has been established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with United Nations partners to support efforts to focus adolescent health measurement on the most important issues and to improve alignment across different measurement initiatives.

The indicators are intended to guide policy and programming for adolescents, and to assist in identifying topics in which more detailed health assessments and additional programming are needed. The last chapter in this guidance document describes how this can be done, based on the approach suggested in the Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance.

This document presents a list of 47 indicators recommended by GAMA for measurement of adolescent health, which are applicable to all adolescent population subgroups and span Well-being Outcomes.

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Ending the AIDS Epidemic Among Young People in the Middle East and North Africa

rlekirkegaard — Fri, 24 May 2024 14:26:58 +0000

Ending the AIDS Epidemic Among Young People in the Middle East and North Africa rlekirkegaard Fri, 05/24/2024 - 17:26

This advocacy report discusses the HIV epidemic among young people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly among key populations. The report emphasizes the challenges faced in collecting HIV-related data and the need for comprehensive efforts to address the epidemic, including targeted prevention programmes, improved access to testing and treatment, and addressing social and structural factors. It also discusses the presence of punitive and obstructive laws that contribute to stigma and discrimination and calls for their removal or reform. The report advocates for increased investment in HIV programmes, improved access to sexual and reproductive health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and community engagement. It highlights the importance of community health systems, data collection, and involving young people in the development of HIV and other health programmes.

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Cash Plus or Bundled Interventions Targeting Adolescents in Africa to Reduce HIV Risk

rlekirkegaard — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:36:42 +0000

Cash Plus or Bundled Interventions Targeting Adolescents in Africa to Reduce HIV Risk rlekirkegaard Fri, 03/22/2024 - 21:36

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Roger et al 2024 Systematic review cash plus or bundled inventions targeting adolescents in Africa to reduce HIV risk

Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) - Second edition

rlekirkegaard — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:26:37 +0000

Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) - Second edition rlekirkegaard Mon, 02/26/2024 - 22:26

This second edition of AA-HA! guidance to support country implementation builds on the first edition published in 2017. It is a collaborative effort spearheaded by the World Health Organization in collaboration with UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN WOMEN, the World Food Programme and PMNCH.

Building on the solid foundation of the first edition and voices of adolescents and young adults around the world, this multi-agency product has evolved to incorporate valuable learnings from the past six years, including of the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts. Latest estimates of mortality and disease burden, updated evidence, and a broader focus on wellbeing make the second edition a cutting-edge resource for policy makers in the area of adolescent health and well-being.

AA-HA! 2.0 offers insights into the current health and well-being landscape of the world’s over 1.2 billion adolescents, underlining evidence-based solutions and presenting strategies for priority setting, planning, implementing, and evaluating health and well-being programmes. The inclusion of key implementation strategies and real-world case studies make this guide a practical tool for governments in designing and implementing a new generation of adolescent health and well-being programmes.

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Investment Cases

bbenghomari — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:38:51 +0000

Investment Cases bbenghomari Fri, 12/15/2023 - 06:38

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Investment Opportunity for Private Sector - Close the HIV treatment gap for children

Investment Opportunity for Private Sector - Prevent HIV in adolescents

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Synthesis Report: Identifying Drivers and Mitigators of Adolescent HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk

bbenghomari — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:28:51 +0000

Synthesis Report: Identifying Drivers and Mitigators of Adolescent HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk bbenghomari Tue, 11/28/2023 - 16:28

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

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Translating evidence into practice

bbenghomari — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:08:41 +0000

Translating evidence into practice bbenghomari Tue, 11/28/2023 - 16:08

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 adolescents by providing sustainable and scalable services. The partnership, which was ongoing from 2018 to 2023, investigated drivers of HIV and SRH risk in adolescents, and was committed to generating and using the latest evidence to propose practical solutions, shape programmes and guide decision-making for adolescents.

The results of the partnership are being used in integrating evidence into programming for adolescents throughout the region. They are summarized in a synthesis report, along with the six evidence-to-action briefs featured here.

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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

Leveraging the Learning from HIV Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls

rlekirkegaard — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:59:01 +0000

Leveraging the Learning from HIV Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls rlekirkegaard Tue, 11/21/2023 - 18:59

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 early and adolescent pregnancy, support young mothers, and improve health and well-being outcomes for adolescent girls and their children.

Highlighting promising practices for pregnant adolescents living with HIV, the report is relevant for efforts to support all pregnant adolescent girls, regardless of their HIV status.

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Leveraging the Learning: Insights from HIV Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls

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.

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