Scale up of HIV-Related Prevention, Diagnosis, Care and Treatment for Infants and Children: A Programming Framework (UNICEF/WHO)
When developing national strategic plans for scaling up paediatric HIV diagnosis, care, support and treatment for children who are exposed to or who have HIV in resource-constrained settings with a high HIV burden. The actions required at the national level to establish procurement and supply systems that can support national programme scale up efforts are outlined in the document.
Policy
- Sub-categories HIV/AIDS
- Commodities Diagnostics, Medicines, Supplements
- Latest update 2008
- Version None
- Developed by UNICEF
- When to use When developing national strategic plans for scaling up paediatric HIV diagnosis, care, support and treatment for children who are exposed to or who have HIV in resource-constrained settings with a high HIV burden. The actions required at the national level to establish procurement and supply systems that can support national programme scale up efforts are outlined in the document.
- Languages English, French, Spanish
- Level of use Central
- Form PDF document, 1MB
- Amount of training / TA required None
- Inputs & outputs None
- Cost Free
- Advantages The publication sets out a comprehensive framework to scaling paediatric HIV diagnosis, care, support and treatment. Contents include background information to put the issue of paediatric HIV care and treatment into context, a description of the full package of interventions for HIV-exposed and infected infants and children, seven recommended strategies for ensuring their delivery, and links to key resources.
- Limitations None
- Availability http://www.unicef.org/lac/OMS_PAEDS_Programming_Frameworks_WEB.pdf
- Remarks For more information, contact Robert Gass (UNICEF)
- Contact rgass@unicef.org
- Submission date 2011-11-01 14:09:23