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New briefing paper from AHRTAG Caring with confidence:practical
information for health workers who prevent and treat HIV
infection in young children
Caring with confidence is a joint collaboration of AHRTAG's Child
Health
and AIDS and Sexual Health programmes, and builds on the
experience and
concerns raised by participants at a recent workshop on AIDS
and children
held in Zambia. The participants included nurses, paediatricians,
midwives,
and representatives from local organisations working with people
with AIDS.
The 64-page briefing paper also draws on the experience of an
international
group of advisers.
Caring with confidence provides practical information about:
· How HIV is transmitted to infants and young children
· How transmission can be prevented
· How to diagnose HIV and AIDS in young children
· How to care for children with HIV, including treatment of common
illnesses and opportunistic infections and meeting their emotional
and
psychological needs
· How to provide support to families caring for children with HIV
· How children who are not infected may be affected by HIV
· How HIV and AIDS in children affects health workers and other
caregivers.
Caring with confidence is written in clear English and is intended
for
health workers, educators, NGOs and those working with
community
organisations, who are involved with HIV prevention and with the
management
and care of young children with HIV and AIDS.
Owner: AHRTAG