Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa

25/07/2025

The 7th SAHCS Conference is coming to Cape Town! Join healthcare professionals and researchers as they translate cutting-edge science into real-world HIV care under the theme: Innovation to Impact – People-Centred Advances in HIV.

📅 20–22 August 2025
📍 Cape Town, South Africa
🔗 https://www.sahcsconference.co.za

Since our inaugural conference in 2012, significant strides have been made in the fight against HIV, TB, and associated illnesses. However, our journey

24/07/2025

Today, on International , we take a moment to pause, reflect and recommit to child- and youth-friendly services. Even as resources shift, healthcare providers remain the face of care and hope for children, adolescents, young people and carers affected by HIV.

✨ If you shared and supported this campaign during —thank you. Let’s keep and

🔗 Read more: https://teampata.org/self-care-month-young-people-in-the-spotlight/

21/07/2025

- Psychosocial support is critical. Young people are dealing with loss, stress, and disrupted care. A kind word, active listening, and follow-up can make all the difference. https://teampata.org/self-care-month-young-people-in-the-spotlight/

18/07/2025

Health cannot be a question of income. It is a fundamental human right.” – Nelson Mandela


At in Kigali, this message was echoed throughout the conference. One thing was clear: children and adolescents are still being left behind in the HIV response.

According to UNAIDS, 620,000 of the 1.4 million children living with HIV are not receiving treatment, and nearly 40 percent of them are under the age of five. Adolescents are facing growing mental health challenges, and vertical transmission during pregnancy and breastfeeding remains a major concern.

There is hope. Long-acting injectables like lenacapavir are showing real promise to transform prevention and treatment. But turning promise into access will require bold, people-centred action and stronger investment in solutions that work for children and young people.

Read more here:
https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2025/2025-global-aids-update

18/07/2025

Angola held a face to face orientation and introduction meeting that brought key partners together including ADPP (our READY+ lead organization in Angola), the Ministry of Health, and INLS (National Institute for the Fight Against AIDS).

17/07/2025

As part of the youth month: On Thursday, 19 June, Zwannda represented PATA at the teenage pregnancy Indaba at Osner Hotel in East London. The event was hosted by the Eastern Cape AIDS Council (ECAC) in partnership with SANAC under the theme

Key stakeholders from policy makers to teenagers, were gathered to raise awareness on teenage pregnancy, an urgent issue in the Eastern Cape, one of the provinces with the highest rates in the country.

Some testimonies shared at the event highlighted the serious gaps in maternal health education for young people. This raised an important question: how much do young people living with HIV know about preventing transmission to their children? Are they equipped with adequate knowledge they need to protect their babies?
This powerful testimony reminded us why strengthened health education for young people is critical especially around HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health. Projects like the HIVE https://hiveimpactnetwork.com/about/ are essential for supporting pregnant and breastfeeding young mothers.

17/07/2025

We are proud to endorse the 9th International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR & HIV. Whether you're working on integrated care models, youth empowerment strategies, or evidence-based approaches to adolescent SRHR—this is your platform to connect, collaborate, and contribute to meaningful change.

Save the date and register today!
https://academicmedicaleducation.com/programs/9th-international-workshop-on-adolescence-srhr-hiv-2025?tab=4
📍 Join us in Gaborone, Botswana | 1–3 October 2025


Academic Medical Education

16/07/2025

- Mental health matters. HIV and SRHR self-care include how you feel, not just what you do. This week, check in with your emotions, journal, do what makes you happy, or seek support from those you are close to. https://teampata.org/self-care-month-young-people-in-the-spotlight/

15/07/2025

at Kigali – In her keynote address Linda-Gail Bekker called for urgent and sustained investment in Africa’s HIV response. Despite funding cuts, the urgency to eliminate vertical transmission remains clear. Sustaining a strong African HIV response is not optional—it’s essential to ending AIDS in children.

15/07/2025

This week, stood proudly with delegates at the 17th International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV ( 2025)!
The energy was powerful, and the breadth and depth of the presentations tackled real issues that remain sticking points in the HIV response. Despite funding challenges, the commitment to ending AIDS by 2030 remains strong. We stand together!

15/07/2025

, PATA Nigeria, with support from NASCP, led impactful VTP pilot staging meetings in Delta and Adamawa States Nigeria! Together with state teams, we used the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to identify service delivery gaps and strengthen HIV vertical transmission prevention efforts.

14/07/2025

Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) Session at , Dr. Vanesa representing reminded us that People access and experience care differently and that’s why our services must adapt to reflect their realities. As global budgets tighten, we’re at a crossroads,
Do we compromise or reimagine HIV responses with people at the center?