This brief describes EGPAF’s current efforts to integrate early childhood development interventions into HIV programs to support the optimal development of children affected by HIV.
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Issue Briefs
Accelerating Progress to Ending Pediatric HIV
Published March 2026
We are at a critical inflection point for children affected by HIV. In 2024 alone, 120,000 children were newly infected, and, without timely treatment, half of HIV positive infants will not reach their second birthday. Children remain left behind—a child with HIV is 6 times more likely to die than an adult without timely diagnosis. […]
Topics:
HIV,
Pediatric HIV
Countries:
Global
Resource
Protecting Lives, Sustaining Progress
Published March 2026
The following landscape analysis of maternal and child health, HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and the historic strength of U.S. leadership in global aid provides an overview of these key areas of global health and recommendations for U.S. Congressional engagement and prioritization.
Topics:
Advocacy,
Children,
Global Health Security,
Health System Strengthening,
HIV,
Maternal and Child Health,
Mothers and Infants,
Women
Project Brief
Integrating Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development into Primary Health Care: The Tanzania Experience
Published July 2025
Overview More than 275 million children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of suboptimal development, including over 66% of children in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania 43% of children are at high risk of not achieving their full potential for growth and development. Risk factors for suboptimal development include poverty, nutritional deficiencies, maternal depression, […]
Countries:
Tanzania