Prioritizing Children & Adolescents in the Fight Against HIV
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In this episode, Katherine E. Bliss speaks with Agnes Ronan, Head of Programmes and Knowledge at Paediatric Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA), based in Cape Town, South Africa. Agnes shares how PATA has adapted its work and how she’s seen service delivery change during the COVID-19 pandemic. She unpacks how stress, disruption, and exhaustion will have long-term impacts on caregivers, children and families, and health workers, and why psychosocial interventions will be a critical element in recovering from the pandemic and reinforcing efforts to make progress against pediatric HIV. Agnes also reflects on the importance of fighting the double burden of stigma, engaging young people to ensure their voices are heard by decision-makers, and prioritizing the needs of children and their caregivers in new global strategies to address HIV/AIDS.
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