AIDS In Children African Leaders Form Alliance To End 2030. At a recent meeting hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania, leaders of 12 African countries with high HIV burdens agreed to work together to end AIDS among children by 2030.
The Alliance has developed action plans to ensure that all children with HIV have access to life-saving treatment and that children of mothers living with HIV are HIV-free. Their action plans include identifying and caring for infants and children living with HIV, addressing treatment gaps to end vertical transmission for pregnant and breastfeeding women with HIV. including doing, and addressing barriers to, access to life-saving treatments and services.
AIDS In Children African Leaders Form Alliance To End 2030
The 12 countries that have joined the coalition to end AIDS among children by 2030 include: Angola, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, & Zimbabwe so on.
Did you know that every five minutes a child dies of AIDS? Yes it’s true.
According to WHO estimates, 1.5 million people will be newly infected with HIV in 2021, including 160,000 children. That same year, 650,000 people died of HIV-related causes. Children make up only 4 percent of the total number of people living with HIV, yet 15 percent of all AIDS-related deaths are reported among children.
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Only 1/2 of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment. In comparison, 3-quarters of adults living with HIV are also receiving antiretrovirals, according to estimates WHO.
HIV can be transmitted from mother to children during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Vertical transmission of HIV can also be prevented by prompt HIV treatment for pregnant women living with along HIV or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for mothers at risk of HIV to infection.
