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Taking Evidence to Impact: Making a difference for vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS

January 1, 2011

The purpose of this paper is to increase knowledge in the development of appropriate responses for children affected by or living with HIV and AIDS (CABA). Through a collection of new evidence, academic analysis and programmatic experiences, UNICEF created up to date principles and approaches based off of the 2004 Framework for the Protection, Care… View Article

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A Costing Analysis of a Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Program for Households Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): A Case Study of Christian Aid’s Community-Based Care for OVC (CBCO) Program

September 1, 2010

This study examines the cost of implementing Christian Aid’s Community-Based Care for OVC program. This household economic strengthening (HES) program develops and support savings and lending groups for OVC caregivers in Kenyan villages. The author analyzes the costs of program implementation from the perspectives of the two local partnering organizations. The study takes into account… View Article

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We care for young children: Helping adolescent caregivers look after young children

January 1, 2010

Many young children are left in the care of older siblings. As the primary caregiver, adolescent caregivers become responsible for their younger siblings’ needs, including physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs. Adolescent caregivers are children themselves and, while looking after their younger siblings, have a double responsibility of also caring for their own health… View Article

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Needless Pain: Government Failure to Provide Palliative Care for Children in Kenya

Kenya has high and increasing rates of childhood disease and child mortality. Hundreds of thousands of children suffer from AIDS, cancer, sickle cell disease, and other chronic, often fatal, or otherwise life-limiting illnesses, and they often experience severe, debilitating pain. Almost all of this pain can be easily alleviated. Morphine, the mainstay medication for treating… View Article

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WHO PMTCT Strategic Vision – 2010–2015

“The purpose of this document is to define WHO’s commitment to global and country support to scale up access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services and integrate these services with maternal, newborn and child and reproductive health programmes. The objectives included in this PMTCT strategic vision 2010–2015 illustrate WHO’s ongoing commitment to… View Article

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Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Infants and Children: Towards Universal Access

Although the most effective approach to reducing pediatric HIV is by reducing mother-to-child transmission, for those born with HIV, chances of survival beyond the second year increase dramatically with diagnosis and treatment within the first year of life. This document, developed by the WHO, contains stand-alone treatment guidelines that serve as a framework for identifying… View Article

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Hear our Voices! Making Sure Young People’s Voices Are Heard

“This manual was developed from the STOP AIDS NOW! Joint Learning Project in South Africa. It draws on the work of 4 partners around the meaningful involvement of young people. It introduces a tool for you to assess how meaningfully involved young people are in an organisation, and some ideas for how to increase their… View Article

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Mobilizing Ethiopian Idirs: Capitalizing on traditional burial socities to serve the living

We Stop AIDS is a participatory tool designed for low-literacy populations facilitates in-depth discussion around HIV and stimulates actions. After completing WSA, 180 idirs (traditional Ethiopian burial societies that help member’s families bury their dead) have started health promotion and social and development activities. Groups create goals for care of OVC, conduct home visits, and… View Article

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Quality care-giving in the context of HIV: A guide on effective communication and counselling

This informational guide was developed to provide additional knowledge to field workers on various issues connected to the process of communication skills and counselling, as well as provide case studies as reference to allow introspective application of the methods and for use in training.

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UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2010

his latest edition of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action Report highlights 28 of the most pressing crises. It explains how UNICEF is partnering with others to save lives and rebuild families and communities.

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