Source: UNICEF-SOWC, 2011

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda

Research on HIV and AIDS has generated valuable breakthroughs in the last 20 years. Children born with HIV are more likely to survive with treatment, and vertical transmission has been reduced with the provision of antiretroviral drugs to 45 per cent of pregnant women living with the virus in low- and middle-income countries in 2008. The global community has also made great strides to protect children and facilitate access to education and health services for HIV-positive children and orphans. Organizations such as UNICEF, faith-based organizations and women’s networks such as the World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) have directed resources to train caregivers in social protection policies and to defend children’s rights to information and dignity. Continue reading →