Pregnant adolescents

Key considerations for fast-tracking EMTCT in lower-prevalence settings

IsabellaP — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:14:04 +0000

Key considerations for fast-tracking EMTCT in lower-prevalence settings IsabellaP Wed, 04/03/2024 - 04:14

This key considerations document, developed by UNICEF and WHO, expands on the 2020 “last mile” operational guidance, with specific considerations for countries with lower HIV prevalence. It builds on the experiences of countries that have been validated for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis and translates the valuable lessons and promising practices of these countries into an operational framework for national programmes, consisting of 12 strategies and enablers to guide efforts towards Fast-Tracking EMTCT in lower prevalence countries.

It is based on a review of experiences, key lessons learned and promising practices in implementation of EMTCT interventions in lower prevalence countries, including Sri Lanka and Thailand, which have been validated by WHO for having eliminated vertical transmission of HIV, and three countries with the potential to achieve EMTCT by 2030: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and India.

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Ghana

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Key considerations for fast-tracking EMTCT in lower-prevalence settings

Best practices and common bottlenecks in EMTCT in seven priority countries

IsabellaP — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:09:04 +0000

Best practices and common bottlenecks in EMTCT in seven priority countries IsabellaP Tue, 04/02/2024 - 23:09

This brief reviews existing resources and analyses potential bottlenecks for the processes in applying for EMTCT/Path to Elimination and to strengthen ongoing PMTCT programmes in such applications. Eight UNICEF priority countries were selected for the review: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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UNICEF

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Best practices and common bottlenecks in EMTCT in seven priority countries

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.

Paediatric and Adolescent Treatment

Adolescent Prevention

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UNICEF

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Adolescents

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Adolescents living with HIV

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

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 (French)

Mozambique Antiretroviral Treatment and Opportunistic Infections in Adults, Adolescents, Pregnant Women, and Children (2016) - Portuguese

cmannikarottu — Thu, 24 May 2018 17:12:41 +0000

Mozambique Antiretroviral Treatment and Opportunistic Infections in Adults, Adolescents, Pregnant Women, and Children (2016) - Portuguese cmannikarottu Thu, 05/24/2018 - 20:12

The guidelines are focused on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, addressing specific issues for adults and adolescents, pregnant women and children.

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Consolidated guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:37:19 +0000

Consolidated guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV admin Wed, 03/28/2018 - 18:37

The starting point for this guideline is the point at which a woman has learnt that she is living with HIV, and it therefore covers key issues for providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights-related services and support for women living with HIV. As women living with HIV face unique challenges and human rights violations related to their sexuality and reproduction within their families and communities, as well as from the health-care institutions where they seek care, particular emphasis is placed on the creation of an enabling environment to support more effective health interventions and better health outcomes.

This guideline is meant to help countries to more effectively and efficiently plan, develop and monitor programmes and services that promote gender equality and human rights and hence are more acceptable and appropriate for women living with HIV, taking into account the national and local epidemiological context. It discusses implementation issues that health interventions and service delivery must address to achieve gender equality and support human rights.

Adolescent Prevention

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WHO

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Adults

Infants

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Adolescents living with HIV

Pregnant adolescents

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Guidance

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2017

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Monitoring & Evaluating ART Treatment for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women Living with HIV & Their Infants

Jessica R — Tue, 02 May 2017 19:41:37 +0000

Monitoring & Evaluating ART Treatment for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women Living with HIV & Their Infants Jessica R Tue, 05/02/2017 - 22:41

The purpose of this framework is to provide operational guidance on monitoring and evaluation of pregnant and breastfeeding women receiving ART for life and their HEIs. This document is organized around a series of recommendations for the operationalization of monitoring, both routine (Section 1) and enhanced (Section 2), and the evaluation (Section 3) of programmes implementing lifelong ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants.

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Strategy

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Option B/B+ M&E Framework (2015)

Conducting HIV Surveillance among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinics Based on Routine Programme Data

Jessica R — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:31:45 +0000

Conducting HIV Surveillance among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinics Based on Routine Programme Data Jessica R Tue, 05/02/2017 - 16:31

This document is written for national HIV surveillance programme staff responsible for monitoring trends in country HIV epidemics. Its purpose is to describe how routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme data can be used to conduct HIV surveillance among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics (ANC). These guidelines assume that surveillance programmes have already assessed the readiness of routine programme data to be used for surveillance. WHO’s 2013 Guidelines for assessing the utility of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme data for HIV sentinel surveillance among pregnant women describes these assessment methods.

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HIV Surveillance among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinics Based on Routine Programme Data

Community-facility linkages in the scale up of lifelong ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women - Webinar

admin — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:45:31 +0000

Community-facility linkages in the scale up of lifelong ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women - Webinar admin Thu, 04/20/2017 - 00:45

Research commissioned by UNICEF through the OHTA Initiative Presented by Laurie Ackerman Gulaid, Consultant

2014 IATT Webinar Series

This presentation from the IATT Webinar Series in December 2014 summarizes research to support the scale up of lifelong ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women. It presents guiding principles, promising practices and key considerations for community-facility linkages.

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Operational Considerations for Community-Facility Linkages in ART Scale-Up

Optimizing Access for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women - Report (2015)

admin — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:15:57 +0000

Optimizing Access for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women - Report (2015) admin Thu, 04/20/2017 - 00:15

Report on the external mid-term, formative evaluation of the Optimizing HIV Treatment Access (OHTA) for pregnant and breastfeeding women Initiative in Uganda, Malawi, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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UNICEF

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Eastern and Southern Africa

West and Central Africa

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Infants

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ART and Treatment

Optimizing HIV Treatment Access