This article explores the negative effect of several interrelated HIV-specific factors on the psychosocial well being of HIV-infected children: disclosure, stigma and discrimination, and bereavement.
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Common Ground for Global Health Policy Brief: Pediatric HIV
Published June 2026
Overview Children* are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic yet are consistently deprioritized and underserved compared to other affected populations. UNAIDS’ global treatment targets call for 95% of people living with HIV to know their status; 95% of people who know their status to be on treatment; and 95% of people on treatment to sustain […]
Topics:
Advocacy,
Pediatric HIV
Countries:
Global
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Evidence for sustainable parenting and cash transfer programmes in Tanzania
Published June 2026
In Tanzania’s Dodoma region, EGPAF partnered on Kizazi Kijacho — meaning “Next Generation” in Swahili — a large-scale randomized controlled trial testing whether parenting support, cash transfers, or both could improve early childhood development outcomes across more than 3,100 families. The findings have direct implications for how governments design scalable, affordable ECD programs. Parenting support […]
Topics:
Children,
Maternal and Child Health
Countries:
Tanzania
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