Safeguarding the future
The urgent need to sustain HIV services for children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa in the wake of foreign aid cuts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23311154 |
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| Authors | Olivier Mukuku (0000-0001-6902-7023, Institut Supérieur de Technique Médicale, corresponding author), Kaymarlin Govender (0000-0002-9586-1510, University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Journal of AIDS Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1608-5906 • E-ISSN: 1727-9445 |
| Publisher | National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2989/16085906.2026.2696580 |
| PMID | 42474332 |
| OpenAlex | W7169754946 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Amidst severe aid cuts, sustaining paediatric HIV care in Africa is urgent. Children and adolescents face disproportionate risks from treatment disruptions. A youth-centred, multisectoral approach-integrating mental health, long-acting therapies, and community-based support-is essential to prevent catastrophic setbacks and protect vulnerable populations from rising infections, neurocognitive decline, and systemic exclusion.
Developing country · Face (sociological concept) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Mental health · Neurocognitive · Population · Safeguarding · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Highly cited | No |
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