Dispatches
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151607
Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 22, No. 3, March 2016
AIDSTAR-One | CASE STUDY SERIES November 2012
front cover © Hannah Maule-Ffinch/Save the Children
PLOS Medicine | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002514 March 1, 2018
Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2019) 213–223
Scant data exists on the prevalence of violence against children worldwide. However, available information, including the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children, shows that violence against children is a global problem. This desktop study aims to glean from published... and grey literature the extent of sexual violence and exploitation against children in Lesotho. The goal of this study is to better understand the government of Lesotho's national response efforts to reduce violence against children.
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2018 monitoring report: current status and strategic priorities
The report sets out the status of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, and on health systems and social and environmental determinants. Regional dashboards on 16 key indicators highlight where progress is being made o...r lagging. There is progress overall, but not at the level required to achieve the 2030 goals. There are some areas where progress has stalled or is reversing, namely neonatal mortality, gender inequalities and health in humanitarian settings.
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Offical Statement
INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 12(12):1376–1379
Guidance
Indicators for monitoring the 2016 Political Declaration on Ending AIDS
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Updated guidance on the integration of diabetes, hypertension and mental health services, and interventions to support adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The guideline offers practical implementation guidance for countries and key stakeholders as well as outlining key research gaps. As life expec...tancy for people living with HIV continues to increase, managing noncommunicable diseases, mental health, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy is essential to sustaining treatment success, quality of life, and engagement in care. A life course approach addresses these needs from childhood through older age. Service integration supports more person-centred, coordinated care across the life course.
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World Aids Day, 1. December 2018
Commemorating 30 Years
Accessed: 05.10.2019
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).