Advanced HIV disease in children (a case-based webinar)

Overview

Objectives

• To provide an overview of the WHO guidance on Advanced HIV disease in children
• To discuss actual cases and guide health workers on the systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of AHD in children.
• To discuss how programmes overcome challenges and implementation considerations for the STOP AIDS package in children.

Agenda

Welcome and session framing – Wole Ameyan, WHO HQ

Brief overview of the 2023 WHO-ECHO webinar series – Ivy Kasirye, WHO HQ

Overview of the WHO guidelines on Advanced HIV disease in children – Ajay Rangaraj, WHO HQ

Case 1: Younger child (<5 years old) – Dr. Lydia Mpango, EGPAF Eswatini

Case 2: Older child (>5 years old) – Dr Atusaye Tesiwa, Tingathe Program, Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Malawi and Ulemu Sopa, Tingathe Program, Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Malawi

Panel discussion – Dr. Martha Mukaminega (EGPAF), Katie Simon (Tingathe Program, Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, Malawi), Ajay Rangaraj (WHO HQ), Dr. Raphael Adu-Gyamfi (NACP Ghana)

Wrap up – Ivy Kasirye, WHO