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Dakar Call: Renewed Commitment , Appel de Dakar: Renouvellement d'Engagement , Apelo de Dakar: Renovação de Compromisso | At a high-level meeting in Dakar, Senegal in January 2019, UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urged countries in Western and Central Africa to strengthen their commitments towards EMTCT and universal coverage for paediatric testing an |
2019 | |
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Research Summary_Q4-2018-Newsletter.pdf | 2018 | ||
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Connectivity Issue Brief - POC.pdf | Decentralized diagnostic testing using point-of-care (POC) or near-POC platforms can significantly improve patient care by expanding access to critical diagnostic services, reducing result turnaround time (TAT), and improv |
2018 | |
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Connectivity Issue Brief - POC - French.pdf | Les tests de diagnostic décentralisés réalisés au moyen de plates-formes présentes sur les lieux de soins ou à proximité peuvent considérablement améliorer les soins prodigués aux patients en élargissant l’accè |
2018 | |
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POC EID Implementation Approaches - English , POC EID Implementation Approaches - French | Expanding access to POC early infant diagnosis: Implementation approaches and testing strategies |
2018 | |
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Strengthening Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis ENGLISH | A game changer for paediatric HIV, point-of-care early infant diagnosis (POC EID) is an innovative approach to strengthen EID programs, and improve health outcomes for the youngest and most vulnerable children. |
2018 | |
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Strengthening Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis FRENCH | Susceptible de changer la donne en matière de traitement pédiatrique du VIH, le dépistage précoce du nourrisson (DPN) sur le lieu de soins est une approche innovante visant à renforcer les programmes de DPN et il amé |
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Post-market surveillance aims to ensure that IVDs continue to meet the same quality, safety and performance requirements as when they were initially pl |
2018 | ||
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Care of the HIV-Exposed Infant Flipchart.pdf | CDC-Atlanta Maternal Child HIV Branch and International Lab Branch, in collaboration with partners, have developed tools to support health care workers and laboratorians to provide services to HIV-exposed infants, includin |
2018 | |
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Summary of Research Articles - Q3 2018 | 2018 | ||
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HIV-Sensitive Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa initiative - final evaluation | This document evaluates the Expansion and Scale-Up of HIV-Sensitive Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa initiative, implemented by UNICEF in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe from 2014-2018 with support |
2018 | |
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CHAI Site Selection Tool Guidance | The CHAI Site Selection Tool is a decision-making resource designed to assist national stakeholders in selecting the most appropriate point-of-care (POC) products and sites for early infant diagnosis (EID) and HIV viral lo |
2018 | |
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Collection of Dried Blood Spots - DBS - Clinic Job Aid.pdf | CDC-Atlanta Maternal Child HIV Branch and International Lab Branch, in collaboration with partners, have developed tools to support health care workers and laboratorians to provide services to HIV-exposed infants, includin |
2018 | |
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Receiving and Storing Dried Blood Spots - DBS - Laboratory Job Aid.pdf | CDC-Atlanta Maternal Child HIV Branch and International Lab Branch, in collaboration with partners, have developed tools to support health care workers and laboratorians to provide services to HIV-exposed infants, includin |
2018 | |
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Site Monitoring Guidance , Hub Testing Site - POC-EID.pdf , Spoke Site - POC-EID.pdf , Stand Alone Testing Site - POC-EID.pdf | Regular monitoring of POC EID implementation sites is crucial for ensuring the quality and efficacy of site-level operations throughout the pr |
2018 | |
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Guidance on Competency Assessments for POC EID Testing , Abbott-mPIMA Form , Cepheid-Xpert HIV 1 Quality Form | Regular assessments of the competency of POC EID device operators are crucial for ensuring the quality of the testing procedure at an individual level, and can also serve as a key component of a POC EID quality assurance ( |
2018 | |
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Meaningful engagement of adolescents and young people in national and local HIV programming | Adolescents and young people (AYP) (10-24 years) are being left behind in the HIV response, with high levels of new infections, and lower levels of diagnosis and treatment coverage than adults. |
2018 | |
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Point-of-care testing as a solution for timely early infant diagnosis | Despite remarkable progress in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), 160,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2016. |
2018 | |
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Addressing the service delivery needs of children of key populations | Motherhood is common among female sex workers (FSWs) and many have at least one biological child. |
2018 | |
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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 |