Widening the lens to ensure children who are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) exposed are alive, HIV free, and thriving
Date
2020-01
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Oxford University Press
Abstract
The “Start Free” component of the “Start Free Stay Free AIDS Free” framework, launched in 2016 by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aims to secure a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–free beginning for every child by ending new HIV infections among children [1]. Aligned with this, the Sustainable Development
Goals challenge the global community to not only secure child survival, but ensure that children thrive and live transformative lives, contributing to societal transformation [2]. For the 1.3 million children born each year to women with
HIV (ie, HIV exposed), this means doing more than ensuring an HIV-free start
[3].
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CITATION: Slogrove, A. L. & Powis, K. M. 2021. Widening the Lens to Ensure Children Who Are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposed Are Alive, HIV Free, and Thriving. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(4): 595–597. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa079
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The original publication is available at https://academic.oup.com/cid/
Keywords
HIV-positive children -- Treatment -- Zimbabwe, HIV-positive children -- Prevention-- Zimbabwe, AIDS (Disease) in children -- Zimbabwe
Citation
Slogrove, A. L. & Powis, K. M. 2021. Widening the Lens to Ensure Children Who Are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposed Are Alive, HIV Free, and Thriving. Clinical infectious diseases, 72(4): 595–597. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa079