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Issue Briefs
Building Trust for Global Health
Published October 2, 2024
Most causes of deaths in children could be prevented with effective treatment and interventions that are feasible for implementation, even in resource-constrained settings. However, appropriate medicines to save and improve the lives of infants and children often do not exist, are unavailable, or are not quality assured. This puts children’s…
Topics:
HIV,
Pediatric HIV
Issue Briefs
Action Towards a HIV-Free Future
Published September 30, 2024
The urgency of addressing the health needs of children has never been more pressing. Despite significant gains in preventing vertical transmission of HIV, progress has stalled. New HIV infections in children continue to be unacceptably high: In 2023, there were approximately 120,000 new HIV infections among children under five years…
Topics:
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Journal Articles
Clients’ and Providers’ Perspectives in Informing a Digital Health Intervention to Improve Linkage to Care After Index HIV Self‑testing in Hai and Moshi Districts, Tanzania
Published September 22, 2024
Background Digital health interventions have the potential to improve linkage to care after HIV self-testing (HIVST). This study aimed to understand clients’ and providers’ perceptions of benefits, and barriers of a digital health intervention designed to improve linkage to care after HIV self-testing in Tanzania. Methods This exploratory qualitative research…
Topics:
General
Countries:
Tanzania
Resource
Looking Forward
Published September 15, 2024
Topics:
Adolescents,
Pediatric HIV,
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Journal Articles
Influence of the SARS-COV2 Pandemic on Access to Healthcare Services Among People Living with HIV and its Subsequent Effects on Antiretroviral Therapy Uptake in Malawi
Published September 4, 2024
The global disruption caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic profoundly affected healthcare systems, particularly impacting People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV). This study investigated the repercussions of SARS-CoV-2 infection on access to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and antiretroviral therapy (ARV) in Malawi, emphasizing the critical need to sustain uninterrupted…
Topics:
Global Health Security
Countries:
Malawi
Journal Articles
Effectiveness of a Community-based Approach for the Investigation and Management of Children with Household Tuberculosis Contact in Cameroon and Uganda
Published August 25, 2024
Background Globally, the uptake of tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) among children with household tuberculosis contact remains low, partly due to the necessity of bringing children to health facilities for investigations. This study aimed to evaluate the effect on TPT initiation and completion of community-based approaches to tuberculosis contact investigations in Cameroon…
Countries:
Cameroon,
Uganda
Journal Articles
Effect of COVID-19 on Paediatric TB Service Delivery and Patients’ Comfort Receiving TB Services in Cameroon and Kenya During COVID
Published August 25, 2024
Background The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a setback to the gains achieved in tuberculosis (TB) control by impairing TB diagnosis, delaying treatment initiation and aggravating TB deaths. This study explored the effect of COVID-19 on paediatric TB services provided through the Catalysing Paediatric TB Innovations (CaP-TB) project among caregivers…
Topics:
Global Health Security,
Tuberculosis (TB)
Countries:
Cameroon,
Kenya
Issue Briefs
Investing in Tuberculosis Control in Africa
Published August 19, 2024
In 2022, 1.3 million children became ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 250,000 children died of the illness globally. Africa is disproportionately burdened by TB, with 17 of the 30 highest TB burden countries located on the continent. The region reported 2.5 million new TB cases and 424,000 deaths from…
Topics:
Advocacy,
Tuberculosis (TB)
Issue Briefs
Addressing Child & Adolescent Tuberculosis Case Finding Gaps in Africa
Published August 19, 2024
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant and ongoing public health challenge in Africa, with the continent bearing a disproportionate burden. Seventeen of the 30 countries with the highest TB burden globally are African nations.1 In 2022, an estimated 322,000 children and young adolescents (under 15 years) in…
Topics:
Advocacy,
Tuberculosis (TB)