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Project Brief
Health Information Systems
Published August 11, 2024
Digital health systems leverage data to give providers a more holistic view of patient health and patients more control over their care. These tools improve medical outcomes and enhance efficiency at every level of the healthcare system. Since 2004, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), funded by the…
Topics:
General
Countries:
Malawi
Story
The Power of Peers
Published August 6, 2024
“I really like to help people. I love to see my neighbor live an enjoyable life,” says David, a 22-year-old adolescent peer supporter at General Hospital Zing in Taraba State, Nigeria. “If I eat a meal, I also want my friend to eat.” This sense of sharing motivates David…
Topics:
Adolescents
Countries:
Nigeria
Journal Articles
The Rollout of Paediatric Dolutegravir and Virological Outcomes Among Children Living with HIV in Mozambique
Published July 30, 2024
Background In 2022, Mozambique introduced Dolutegravir 10mg (pDTG), as part of paediatric antiretroviral therapy for children weighing < 20 kg. Understanding real-world challenges during national rollout can strengthen health systems in resource-limited settings. Objectives We described the transition rate to, and new initiation of, pDTG, viral load suppression (VLS)…
Topics:
Pediatric HIV,
Research
Countries:
Mozambique
Journal Articles
Adolescents and Young Adults with HIV and Unsuppressed Viral Load
Published July 29, 2024
Purpose of review Adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) have worse outcomes at all stages of the care cascade when compared with adults, yet adolescents and youth with unsuppressed viral load are typically excluded from phase 3 studies of novel HIV therapeutic agents and emerging strategies. Long-acting agents…
Topics:
Adolescents
News
“Ending AIDS is impossible if we do not prioritize children.”
Published July 21, 2024
The UNAIDS Global Report, “The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads” released today, says “ending AIDS as a public health threat is achievable by 2030 but that success is being threatened by pushes to reduce funding and to restrict human rights.” Challenges faced by children living…
Project Brief
Building Health Systems Capacity Reaching HIV Epidemic Viral Suppression Targets in All Children and Adolescents
Published July 17, 2024
Great progress has been made by many countries in reaching the UN 95-95-95 targets for HIV epidemic control, and several countries are approaching or have achieved them. However, children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) consistently fall behind adults in reaching these targets, and the third 95 target of sustained…
Topics:
Pediatric HIV
Countries:
Cameroon,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Nigeria,
Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Project Brief
Building Health Systems Capacity to Manage Pediatric HIV
Published July 17, 2024
As countries work towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals for HIV epidemic control, the third 95 of viral suppression becomes pivotal, especially for children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV). An estimated 10-20% of CALHIV have an unsuppressed viral load (VL) on their current first- or second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
Topics:
Pediatric HIV
Countries:
Cameroon,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Nigeria,
Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Journal Articles
‘We did not even know it was Tuberculosis’
Published July 9, 2024
Introduction Paediatric tuberculosis (TB) is often undiagnosed and under-reported. The Catalysing Paediatric TB (CaP-TB) programme provided integrated and decentralised TB screening and diagnosis services through multiple paediatric care entry points. This qualitative evaluation explores acceptability of the CaP-TB programme and existing knowledge and perceptions of paediatric TB. Methods A descriptive…
Topics:
Tuberculosis (TB)
Countries:
Cameroon,
Kenya
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Beyond+: A Podcast by EGPAF
Published July 8, 2024
Beyond+ shares the voices and stories of individuals around the world living with or affected by HIV. More than 40 years after the emergence of the HIV pandemic, multiple generations are growing up and growing older with HIV—loving and striving and coping and thriving. We want to know,…