Policy Brief: Child survival and HIV
Around 280,000 children died in 2008 as a result of HIV, and at least 8% of deaths of children under five in Africa are attributable to HIV. International donors and national governments must prioritise this issue. Find out what we're calling for.
March, 2010
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are a major cause of children dying, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
These illnesses are also an obstacle to the international development goal to cut child mortality by two-thirds by 2015.
We're calling on International donors and national governments to prioritise the children's right to protection from HIV and its impacts.
This brief outlines:
- The problem
- How HIV in children be prevented
- HIV interventions and health systems
- The actions that must be taken
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