PREVIEW

TIME TO STEP-UP: PRIORITIZE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES AND CARERS AFFECTED BY AIDS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

January 1, 2015
Organization: Regional Interagency Task Team on Children Affected by AIDS; The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS

Ending the HIV pandemic is possible, but to do so, we must act quickly and recognize that the needs of children—the most vulnerable among us and unable to advocate on their own behalf—include but go beyond ending the spread of HIV and finding a cure. For children, urgent steps are required including: better integrating strategies to reach this population into regional and national plans; providing the care and support needed to ensure optimal development; and scaling up treatment, prevention and access to services—for children and their carers.