Creating Greater Continuity of Care for HIV-positive Adolescents

Overview

Evidence to Action (E2A) is a webinar series created by EGPAF to share novel approaches and best practices in global health programs. View our webinar recorded January 21, 2021 here:

About this Event

Adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) are a particularly vulnerable population. They traditionally experience worse clinical outcomes compared to other age cohorts along the HIV cascade. In fact, AIDS is the second leading cause of death globally and the leading cause in Africa for adolescents.

The Red Carpet Program (RCP) is a multifaceted suite of services tailored to adolescents and young people (15-24 years) living with HIV that aims to increase linkage and improve retention for this population in HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

In this webinar, we focused on what this program entails, how it was implemented, to what result, and how it affected the lives of the adolescents it aimed to serve.

Agenda:

• EGPAF Welcome and Engagement Details – Anja Giphart, EGPAF
• ViiV Opening Remarks – Cathy Ferrier, ViiV Positive Action
• Overview of RCP – Natella Rakhamanina, EGPAF
• Global Toolkit Overview – Judith Kose & Cosima Lenz, EGPAF
• Kenya and Malawi Experiences – Job Akuno and Tessa Musukwa, EGPAF
• Youth Champion Experiences –
• Closing: Strategic Opportunities for Adaptation of the Model, Moderated Q&A- Brian White, EGPAF