SADC

Regional Minimum Standards for Harmonised Approaches to the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the SADC Region

 Regional Minimum Standards for Harmonised Approaches to the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the SADC Region

Eleven SADC Member States are among the 27 countries that are estimated to account for 80% of all children living with HIV worldwide. HIV infection in children is predominantly a result of mother-to-child transmission of the virus, and is an underlying factor in many infant and childhood illnesses and deaths in the region.

Minimum Standards for Child and Adolescent HIV, TB and Malaria Continuum of care and Support in the SADC Region (2013 – 2017)

Minimum Standards for Child and Adolescent HIV, TB and Malaria Continuum of care and Support in the SADC Region (2013 – 2017)

These Minimum Standards are intended to strengthen child and adolescent-specific policies and programmatic frameworks in HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria, to guide the integration of HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria services/ programmes within PHC and with basic child care services, and to facilitate harmonisation across Member States.