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West & Central Africa HIV catch-up - WHO in an era of transformation

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The Transformation Agenda (TA) ushered in an ambitious reform process intended to transform the World Health Organization (WHO) into an organization that is proactive, results-driven, accountable and which meets stakeholder expectations, towards transforming and improving public health services in t ... he African Region. It aimed to achieve a WHO that is pro-results, which optimally and creatively targets technical work as well as make operations more responsive, with greater effectiveness in both communications and partnerships. The Africa Region has been the epicentre of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and it’s one of the leading causes of disease and death on the continent. The WHO, with partners, has worked tirelessly for many years to control the threat and reduce the negative impact of the disease. Since the early 2000s, significant progress has been made in the global fight against the scourge of HIV. However, the WCA subregion was falling concerningly behind ESA on several key indicators of progress. In 2016, the WHO joined UNAIDS, UNICEF and other partners in a call for a strong and urgent response to support WCA countries to develop catch-up plans to triple and fast-track ART coverage, to enable the region to catch up with ESA by the end of 2020. Implementation of a widespread test-and-treat strategy, coupled with the scale-up of differentiated service delivery (DSD) and mobilization of requisite funding, accelerated WCA’s progress towards this goal. The HIV treatment catch-up and fast-track plan has achieved its target of seeing the West and Central African region (WCA) catch up with the Eastern and Southern African region’s (ESA) antiretroviral coverage rate of 78% in 2021, albeit later than the 2020 target time frame. A 33% improvement was achieved in WCA, against 21% in ESA, between 2015–2020. WCA achieved a significant 42% increase, compared to ESA’s 23%, between 2015 and 2021, to see WCA draw level with ESA at 78%. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) alone, progress of up to 47% was observed between 2015 and 2020, for example. In addition, 1.6 million more People Living with HIV (PLHIV) were enrolled on antiretroviral treatment (ART) between 2015 and 2020. more

WHO Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics Programme - Public Report (Product: Murex HIV Ag/Ab Combination, Number: PQDx 0144-043-00)

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO

PQDx 0144-043-00 WHO PQDx Public Report November/2016, version 4.0

HIV and Adolescents: Guidance for HIV testing and counseling and care for adolescents living with HIV

World Health Organization; Unicef; UNAIDS; et al. (2013) C_WHO

Recommendations for a Public Health approach and considerations for policy-makers and managers

Understanding HIV and AIDS - Chapter 1

SECTION27 (2019) C2

Accessed: 03.09.2019

Disclosure Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in the context of HIV, TB and non-communicable diseases

National Department of Health South Africa; PATA (2016) C2

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 3 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 5 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 7 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 14 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

A Hidden Epidemic: HIV, Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Consultation

World Health Organization (Europe); UNAIDS; UNFPA; et al. (2010) C_WHO

Kyiv, Ukraine 22-24 November 2010 Meeting Report

Providing peer support for adolescents and young people living with HIV

D. Mark; R. Lovich; D. Walker; et al. Unicef; World Health Organization; Pata Pata Pata; Education Development Center (2019) C_WHO

Child Survival Working Group Accessed: 18.10.2019

Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response

UNAIDS (2020) CC

Right now, we are facing an unpredictable and highly dynamic situation as a global community. However, as we have seen from the solidarity, support and power of communities in the HIV epidemic and already in communities responding to the COVID-19 pa ... more

Guidelines on long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

In this guideline, WHO recommends that long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) may be offered as an additional HIV prevention option for people at substantial risk of HIV infection. CAB-LA is a ... more

LESOTHO LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE WORKPLACE POLICY ON HIV AND AIDS

Government of Lesotho (2014) C2

National Guidelines for Comprehensive Care of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Services

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania Government of Tanzania (2012) C1

3rd edition

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers - Participant Manual

T. Colton; V. Allread; E. Abrams; et al. ICAP Columbia University (Mailman School of Public Health) (2012) C2

Reconsidering Primary Prevention of HIV: New Steps Forward in the Global Response

Ayala, George; Chang, Judy et al. Global Forum on MSM & HIV (2017) C1

The uneven distribution of HIV risks and burdens across populations is a well-substantiated fact, though seldom publicly acknowledged. Gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers, and transgender women are 24, ... more