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COVID-19: What Paediatric HIV Programmes Need to Know Planning for Reopening

June 23, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC+0

COVID-19: What Paediatric HIV Programmes Need to Know Planning for Reopening

UNICEF’s Children and AIDS Learning Collaborative is pleased to invite you to the third in a series of webinars on COVID-19, children and HIV. The session will cover:

  • Epidemiological and scientific updates related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and HIV
  • Emerging research on children and pregnant women in the context of COVID-19
  • WHO normative guidance and updates on COVID-19 and HIV
  • Programmatic implication and adaptations in the delivery of HIV services to pregnant women, children and adolescents living with or at risk of HIV
  • Panel discussion with South African health care providers at the frontline of the pandemic

Speakers

  • Dr. Lynne Mofenson
    • Technical Research Advisor, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
  • Dr. Martina Penazzato
    • Paediatric HIV Lead, World Health Organization
  • Ann Marjorie Mbule
    • Senior Programme Lead, mothers2mothers

Panel

  • Prof. Helena Rabie
    • Paediatrician, Tygerberg Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Stellenbosch University
  • Dr. Anita Parbhoo
    • Medical Manager, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
  • Prof. Mignon McCulloch
    • Head of Paediatric Nephrology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital; Chairperson of the South African Paediatric Association
  • Luann Hatane (Moderator)
    • Executive Director, Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA)

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Organizer

UNICEF’s Children and AIDS Learning Collaborative
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Organizer

UNICEF’s Children and AIDS Learning Collaborative
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