
HIV/AIDS services in many countries are structured to provide care for adults, with children and adolescents not being adequately catered for. In fact, the antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among HIV-infected children under 15years worldwide, majority of whom are in Sub-Saharan Africa, by end of 2015 was 51%. In Uganda, 63% of HIV- infected children under
The world currently holds the largest generation of young people in history: 1.8 billion adolescents and youth make up one quarter of the world’s population. Fulling young people’s right to health care can create a powerful force for economic development and positive change in South Sudan. This rapid assessment of gaps and strengths in HIV
Background: Survival chances of people living with HIV have signicantly improved world over and in Malawi, largely due to the use of potent anti-retroviral drugs with reduced toxicity. As of June 2015, 15.8 million people around the world were receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), with sub-Saharan Africa contributing approximately 11 million. While there has been remarkable
Review and Assessment of Existing National Policies and Guidelines Related to Paediatric and Adolescent HIV Care in Ethiopia Download Full Report Assessment of National Policies and Guidelines for Paediatric and Adolescent HIV care in Ethiopia
Improving Quality and Coverage of Services for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV. A Regional Policy Position Paper Resulting from the regional dialogue on ‘Catalysing access to quality services for children and adolescents living with HIV, held 28 November 2016 in Kampala, Uganda Download Full Report >> Regional Policy Position Paper
Uganda’s population continues to grow currently at rate of 3.0 percent and is much higher than the region’s average population growth of 2.8%. According to 2014 National Population and Housing Census (NPHC), Uganda’s total population stood at 34.9 million, an increase of 10.7 million from the 24.2 million in 2002 Census. Of the total population,