Click here to submit an abstract! Maputo, Mozambique 13 – 15 October 2021 REPSSI welcomes submission of abstracts from experts in the field of PSS, including policy makers, researchers, practitioners, youth for the 6th Psychosocial Support Forum, with the overall theme of Innovate. Integrate. Thrive. The event will take the form of a hybrid physical… View Article
Read more »Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 8-9:30 AM New York (GMT-4) 4-5:30 PM Nairobi (GMT+4) Webinar Recording: What Works? Effective coordination between OVC and HIV clinical partners to improve pediatric HIV case finding, retention and viral load suppression Webinar Resources: Coordination OVC Slides, Data Triangulation Tech Brief, Questions & Answers from Webinar Please join the OVC Task… View Article
Read more »Electronic Case Management: Streamlining and Optimizing Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Webinar Please find here resources from the webinar: Webinar Slide Deck Webinar Q&A The OVC Task Force and interagency PEPFAR colleagues discuss how electronic case management systems (eCMS) can help OVC projects collect and manage data in ways that optimize the care provided… View Article
Read more »Presented by the OVC Task Force and interagency PEPFAR this webinar titled Protecting the social service workforce: best practices including mental health, discusses how OVC and Clinical implementing partners can apply lessons learned from efforts supporting social service workers during COVID-19. This webinar provides an overview of the daily challenges experienced by social service workers,… View Article
Read more »Initiated in 2017, the 4Children Uganda System Strengthening Project has made significant contributions to the strengthening of the social service workforce in Uganda. Prior to the project closes September 30, 2020, 4Children held a webinar to reflect on the key successes and learning gathered over the life of the project—including before and amid the COVID-19… View Article
Read more »Identification of children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV) is a key priority of PEPFAR to ensure timely diagnosis and linkage to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART). Index testing has proven to be an effective modality to identify C/ALHIV, through a biological parent or HIV-infected sibling, who would otherwise not be quickly linked to ART. Clinical… View Article
Read more »The Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project strengthened social service systems through the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for case management in DRC, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Uganda. This multi-country development has been synthesized into this global case management package that can be considered the gold standard for implementing… View Article
Read more »Full Conference Program On May 29-30, 2019, the OVC Task Force hosted a conference to highlight the contributions of OVC programs to the global 95-95-95 targets. By mobilizing and engaging both health and social welfare systems, OVC programs have been pivotal to the success of HIV testing and treatment outcomes through enhancing community-clinic linkages, addressing... View Article
Read more »On June 14, 2017, the OVC Task Force hosted a webinar on Coordinating Clinic and Community Services through Case Management. Presenters shared their experiences implementing facility/community linkage approaches using different OVC programming models. These include: a clinic and community-based OVC programming model (SIDHAS) and comprehensive, community-based OVC programming models that include collaboration with clinical partners… View Article
Read more »The HIV/AIDS epidemic and other risk factors have led to a growing number of highly vulnerable children, not just in South Africa but across sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. Efforts to care for this growing population have created an increasing demand
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