National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Accessed: 03.09.2019
Provide guidance to HIV care practitioners on the optimal use of antiretroviral (ARV) agents for the treatment of HIV infection in adults and adolescents.
Social network-based HIV testing is an approach for engaging sexual and drug injecting partners and social contacts of key population members with HIV and of those who are HIV-negative and at ongoing risk in voluntary HTS.
By addressing people’s confidentiality concerns and broadening the reach... to social contacts, social network-based HIV testing approaches can improve the acceptability of partner services among key populations and so reach more people who may not otherwise test for HIV. WHO now recommends that social network-based HIV testing approaches can be offered for key populations
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Módulo 9
Planificación estratégica
Julio del 2017
Módulo 9: Planificación estratégica. La OMS recomienda ofrecer la PrEP a las personas con un riesgo significativo de contraer la infección por el VIH, por lo que este módulo ofrece orientación de salud pública para los encargados de ...tomar decisiones sobre cómo priorizar los servicios, con el fin de llegar a quienes se pueden beneficiar más de la PrEP, y sobre los entornos donde los servicios de PrEP podrían ser más costo-efectivos.
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L’expansion de la mise en œuvre des approches de suivi du traitement par la réalisation de tests de mesure de la charge virale et de tests de diagnostic chez le nourrisson sera indispensable pour garantir la qualité des soins et des traitements ainsi que le succès des programmes. Le fait de ch...oisir le réseau de diagnostic, les types d’échantillons ainsi que les interventions et les stratégies les plus appropriés dans chaque pays et pour chaque partenaire au niveau national et régional permettra de soutenir cet effort, de renforcer la collaboration et d’optimiser les investissements réalisés dans la mise en œuvre des tests en vue d’obtenir des effets manifestes.
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Toolkit
HIV Treatment and Care
WHO/HIV/SIP
Accessed: 28.11.2019
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is an integrated approach to child health that focuses on the holistic well-being of the child. IMCI aims to reduce death, illness and disability, and to promote improved growth and development among children under five years of age. IMCI includes bo...th preventive and curative elements that are implemented by families and communities as well as by health facilities.
This booklet contains useful information on childhood sickness and offers practical guidance on diagnosis and treatment of said illnesses. it is divided into 2 parts, one for infants (new born until 2 months) and from 2 months to 5 years. It also includes:
Antiretroviral Therapy ART) treatment for children
Skin problems
Counselling the mother or caregiver on infant and you child feeding
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Intensificar o reforço das abordagens de monitorização do tratamento através dos testes da carga viral, assim como o diagnóstico pediátrico precoce, será fundamental para garantir cuidados e tratamentos de boa qualidade e o êxito dos programas. Considerar uma boa rede de diagnósticos, tipos... de amostras, intervenções e estratégias em cada um dos países e em todas as partes interessadas nacionais, regionais e parceiros contribuirá para apoiar este esforço, melhorar a colaboração e maximizar o investimento nos diagnósticos para um impacto clínico visível.
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Копенгаген/Стокгольм, 28 ноября 2019 г
Policy brief. HIV testing services (HTS) and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) have been scaled up substantially. It is estimated that, globally, nearly 80% of people with HIV now know their status. With the offer of immediate ART initiation and improved treatment options, access to and uptake of treatm...ent have increased, too. Now, most people with HIV who know their status are obtaining treatment and care.
In response to these changes in the global HIV epidemic, WHO is encouraging countries to use three consecutive reactive tests for an HIV-positive diagnosis as their treatment-adjusted prevalence and national HTS positivity fall below 5% .
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Policy brief.
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a convenient and confidential option for HIV testing. In 2016 WHO recommended HIVST as a safe, accurate and effective way to reach people who may not test otherwise, including people from key populations, men and young people. Lay users can perform HIVST r...eliably and accurately and achieve performance comparable to that of trained health-care workers.
Globally, many countries have developed HIVST policies, and implementation is growing rapidly. This policy brief highlights new guidance to optimize HIVST implementation, including effective service delivery models, linkage to care and support tools.
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Guidance statement
Recommendations on contraceptive methods used by
women at high risk of HIV
Módulo 2
Educadores y Defensores Comunitarios
Julio del 2017
Módulo 2: Educadores y defensores comunitarios. Para que los servicios de PrEP lleguen a los grupos poblacionales de manera efectiva y aceptable, se necesitan educadores y defensores comunitarios para aumentar la concientizaci...n acerca de la PrEP en sus comunidades. En este módulo se brinda información actualizada sobre la PrEP que debe considerarse al realizar actividades lideradas por la comunidad cuyo objetivo sea aumentar los conocimientos sobre la PrEP, promover la demanda de la PrEP y aumentar el acceso a la misma.
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30th World AIDS Day Report
STAR Initiative, Unitaid and World Health Organization December 2018