Closing the Adult-Pediatric HIV Treatment Gap in Uganda

Overview

With funding from ELMA Foundation, EGPAF-Uganda is working to improve pediatric and adolescent HIV identification, linkage, and retention into care and treatment in seven districts of southwest Uganda. The efforts are expected to subsequently increase the proportion of HIV-positive children receiving care and treatment, hence close the adult-pediatric HIV treatment gap. The program supports health facilities to implement key strategic interventions to close the pediatric HIV treatment gap which include; strengthening provision of screening and testing services for pediatric and adolescent HIV at all service points; EID; linkage to care and treatment; and client appointment tracking and retention. EGPAF Uganda works with District Health Offices to provide support supervision to facilities which ensures ownership and sustainability of the interventions.