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Prioritizing the Continuity of Services for Adolescents Living with HIV during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This information note is intended for use by policy makers, programme managers, and major funders of the health sector response to HIV, in contexts where COVID-19 poses a threat to service continuity for adolescents living with HIV, within national COVID-19 responses. The document succinctly summarizes what we know about COVID-19 risks in this vulnerable population, offers key considerations for safeguarding HIV treatment service continuity, and emphasizes sexual and reproductive health, mental health and psychosocial support as priority needs.

Source

UNICEF

Area of Work

HIV/AIDS

Type

Technical Notes or Guidelines

Language

English

Year Published

2020

Last Checked

16/06/2020

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Region

Global

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