Health systems strengthening

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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Brief: Improving HIV Service Delivery for Infants Children and Adolescents

2023 AU Summit Brochure

bbenghomari — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:36:24 +0000

2023 AU Summit Brochure bbenghomari Wed, 03/15/2023 - 19:36

The AU Summit Brochure was created after the inaugural countries leading the Global Alliance to end AIDS in Children met together with community representatives, UN agencies, stakeholders and partners gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on February 1st, 2023. This was done to discuss our progress and our plans to end AIDS in Children by 2030 and this brochure highlights each AU country's Global Alliance action plan.

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Eastern and Southern Africa

West and Central Africa

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Children

Key affected populations

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Adolescent and young key populations

Health systems strengthening

PMTCT

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Brief

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2023

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TGA AU summit brochure_v3.pdf

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

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Health systems strengthening

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Advocacy

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2022

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

Strengthening Paediatric TB and HIV Case Finding at the Frontline: TB/HIV Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM)

rlekirkegaard — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:49:19 +0000

Strengthening Paediatric TB and HIV Case Finding at the Frontline: TB/HIV Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) rlekirkegaard Thu, 06/18/2020 - 13:49

Community and primary health facility platforms have been recognized as important, but under-utilized entry points to address the large prevention, case detection and treatment gaps faced by young children with TB and/or HIV. In 2014, WHO and UNICEF revised community health worker packages for integrated community case management (iCCM) targeting children under five years of age, to include screening and referral for TB and HIV (TB/HIV iCCM). As part of an integrated, child-centered approach, TB/HIV iCCM is recommended for use in high TB and HIV burden settings.

Developed by UNICEF and Save the Children, Lessons from the Field (Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi) and Guidance (under development) are available for download.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

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Lessons from the field - TB HIV iCCM

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

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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

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)

Roles of community cadres to support Option B+ retention - BMJ Open

cmannikarottu — Wed, 09 May 2018 18:25:04 +0000

Roles of community cadres to support Option B+ retention - BMJ Open cmannikarottu Wed, 05/09/2018 - 21:25

This qualitative rapid appraisal study from researchers at the South African Medical Research Council and partners explores how community cadres provide links to health facilities and supports HIV client support. The study maps the roles taken by the community cadres as well as challenges and opportunities.

Diagnostics

PMTCT

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Eastern and Southern Africa

West and Central Africa

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Health systems strengthening

Optimizing HIV Treatment Access

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Evidence and data

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2018

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Community cadres supporting Option B+ retention

Lessons from the PATA 2017 Continental Summit

cmannikarottu — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:41:11 +0000

Lessons from the PATA 2017 Continental Summit cmannikarottu Fri, 04/20/2018 - 20:41

In follow-up to the 2017 Continental Summit in October 2017, Pediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA) released a summary report with key highlights and recommendations from the meeting. Towards an AIDS Free Africa – Delivering on the frontline was the focus of the 2017 Summit, which brought together over 200 delegates across 15 sub-Saharan African countries along with programme implementers and policy-makers from across the globe. The recommendations provided are centred around three pillars – FIND, TREAT and CARE – that support the UNAIDS superfast-track framework. Attending health facility teams drafted new quality improvement plans and will be commencing 53 projects improving service delivery at the frontline in 2018.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

Adolescent Prevention

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Partner

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Middle East and North Africa

West and Central Africa

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Health systems strengthening

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Testing

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Meeting report

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2017

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Towards an AIDS Free Africa - Delivering on the Frontline (PATA 2017)

KCD for Introducing New HIV Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technologies

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:59:04 +0000

KCD for Introducing New HIV Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technologies admin Wed, 04/18/2018 - 20:59

Key Considerations for Introducing New HIV Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technologies in National Health Systems, and the HIV Point-of-Care Diagnostics Toolkit

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Health systems strengthening

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Fact sheet

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2018

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KCD on POC Technologies Summary - English.pdf

Strengthening Adolescent Strategic Information: Revising Tools/Systems for Disaggregation

eliu — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:29:14 +0000

Strengthening Adolescent Strategic Information: Revising Tools/Systems for Disaggregation eliu Fri, 12/01/2017 - 19:29

This case study is part of the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) ALL IN Initiative on Kenya's revision of tools/systems for disaggregation to strengthen adolescent strategic information.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

Adolescent Prevention

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

Community engagement