However, the new 2013 Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS raises the alarm on adolescents, citing the need for increased global and national efforts to address HIV and AIDS among this vulnerable age group.
Download Burmese Version YANGON, 29 November 2013 – On the occasion of the global release of the new 2013 Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS, UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS have lauded the success of mother-to-child transmission programs witnessing more than 850,000 infants being saved from HIV infection globally (from 2005 201212) including in Myanmar.
[Ends] BACKGROUND For a copy of the 2013 Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS visit www.unicef.org.unicef.org
On 3 April, the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign will launch its second stocktaking report on efforts to protect young people from HIV and AIDS.
Furthermore, a stocktaking exercise on HPSR production gaps in 12 EMR countries revealed significant inconsistencies between HPSR produced and regional HPSR priorities, emphasizing the need for more HPSR and its alignment with the demand for evidence by policymakers [ 15].
"Our Fifth Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS highlights innovations like the Mother Baby Pack that can bring life-saving ARV treatment to more mothers and their babies than ever before," said Lake.
UNAIDS and UNICEF's 2008 Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS advocates for more to be done to provide HIV tests for pregnant women and to give them access to essential care and treatment.
Major reports, such as the UN Secretary-General's MDG reports and UNICEF's flagships - The State of the World's Children and Progress for Children -- as well as sector-specific reports such as the Stocktaking Report on HIV/AIDS serve as means to distribute data and catalogue key findings.
2013 Stocktaking Report on Children and AIDS (pdf) Published: November 2014 This report is intended to inform the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders striving to achieve the goal of an AIDS-free generation, including donors, technical experts, United Nations organizations, implementing partners, civil society and communities in diverse settings worldwide.
Report finds AIDS campaign gathering momentum despite major challenges NEW YORK, 16 January 2007 – A global campaign to put children at the heart of the fight against AIDS is gathering momentum but much, much more needs to be done, according to a stocktaking report on the initiative's first year.
