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Screengrab of the document's cover UNICEF Tanzania Spotlight - Knocking on every door: The Family-Centred Approach to reaching every child living with HIV

UNICEF’s latest Spotlight Report, Knocking on Every Door, showcases Tanzania's Family-Centred Approach, where dedicated community health workers, known as Wakili Tiba, embody compassion and unwavering commi

2024
Photo of mother holding her baby Global Snapshot on HIV and AIDS 2024

UNICEF’s 2024 Global Snapshot, released for World AIDS Day, offers a concise yet critical overview of the global HIV and AIDS landscape, focusing on children, adolescents, and pregnant women.

2024
Photo of a mother holding her baby. Both are smiling and looking at each other. Eastern and Southern Africa Regional 2024 Snapshot

This year's World AIDS Day theme is "Take the rights path".

2024
adolescent health publication cover The adolescent health indicators recommended by the GAMA

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

cover of report with group of adolescents Ending the AIDS Epidemic Among Young People in the Middle East and North Africa: Advocacy report

This advocacy report discusses the HIV epidemic among young people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly among key populations.

Cover of the brief Technical Brief on Paediatric HIV Case-Finding: Beyond Infant Testing

Despite global progress in HIV treatment for children, the gap between adult and paediatric treatment coverage continues to widen.

2024
Cover of the document Ending HIV for Every Child, Every Adolescent: An investment opportunity for the public and private sectors , [Short Version] Ending HIV for Every Child, Every Adolescent: An investment opportunity for private and public donors , Spotlight on the Global HIV and AIDS Thematic Fund , Within Reach: join the final push to end HIV among adolescent girls in Eastern and Southern Africa , Investing in the Thematic Fund

This document highlights opportunities for both public and private sectors to engage in the global HIV response for infants, children, and adolescents in partnership with UNICEF.

2024
Screengrab of the title and abstract of the article Care and Support for ALHIV in School Settings: Perspectives of Teachers and Administrators in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) encounter diverse challenges in school settings that impact their well-being and academic performance.

2024
Pregnant adolescent girl holding medicine Leveraging the Learning: Insights from HIV Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls

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

2023
Mother holding child Ending AIDS in Children - JIAS Viewpoint on World Children's Day 2023

In this viewpoint Getting back on track to ending AIDS in Children: It could just be easier than you think, published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society on World Children's Day, 20 November 2023, UNI

2023
Adolescent girl laughing on cover page

This second edition of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!): Guidance to Support Country Implementation builds on the first edition published in 2017.

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2023
Margret and her son Ronald, age 9, on their way to an HIV clinic for a health screening in Mubende, Uganda. Spotlight on the UNICEF HIV/AIDS Fund: Results achieved in 2022 to achieve an AIDS-free future for children and adolescents

UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS Thematic Fund is a global flexible funding pool. It enables us to strengthen systems to ensure an AIDS-free future for children and adolescents.

2022
VLS Treands 2023 Study (PDF, 8MB) , 2021 Study (PDF, 2MB) , 2021 Advocacy Brief (PDF, 561KB)

In 2022 an estimated 930,000 children (aged 0-14 years) were living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa. Nearly one-third of these children were not receiving lifesaving treatment.

2023
pALD cover pALD introduction and rollout planning

Dolutegravir (DTG)-based HIV treatment regimens are recommended by the World Health Organization for children living with HIV (CLHIV) who weigh at least 3 kg.

2023
LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil Speak Up cover LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil Speak Up

On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) 2023, we unveil the UNICEF Spotlight Report on the Youth Aware initiative in Brazil.

2023
Screengrab of the first page of the report English version: Integrating Mental Health and TB Services into Primary Health Care in Kazakhstan , версия на русском языке: оценка интеграции услуг психического здоровья и помощи по ТБ в ПМСП в Казахстане

The assessment for HIV/AIDS integration in primary health care in Kazakhstan was undertaken in 2022.

2022
The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health: The National Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Advocacy Strategy And Road Map 2022-2026 THE NATIONAL PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT HIV ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND ROAD MAP-3.pdf

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. 

2022
Cover of the document Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations (2022)

The new Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations outline a public health response for 5 key populations (men who have sex with men, trans and gen

2022
integration of mental health and HIV interventions cover Integration of mental health and HIV interventions

This document provides a compilation of tools, best practices and guidelines that facilitate the integration of interventions and services to address the interlinked issues of mental health and HIV.

2022
mothrer holding her daughter PMTCT survey - Data Return Form , PMTCT survey - Registration form , PMTCT Survey Facility Form - Participant info for Active Linkage to Care. , 18-24m PMTCT - Caregiver questionaire , PMTCT Survey Consent Households 18-24 months , PMTCT Survey - Instructions for Registration form

Forms for data collection, surveys for SOPs on blood handling, household screening, registration, recuritement and more.

2021