
By reaching out and touching communities and health professionals and helping to build capacity in Africa, PATA aims to create a ripple effect of treatment action that will give a growing number of children access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy and holistic care. Read more
Read about everything from PATA activity and growth in 2009-2010 to our financial review and a full list of PATA affiliated clinics.
Click here to read our full annual report.
PATA East Africa Regional Forum, 11 – 15 October 2010, Uganda. The forum themes are:
Day 1 will focus on Advanced ARVS (treatment failure, second line regimens, resistance and toxicity)
Day 2 will focus on Adolescent care
Day 3 will focus on Disclosure to Children.
Read more OR DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM
PATA currently employs over 200 expert patients from 50 clinics around sub-Saharan Africa. Clinics receive a monthly stipend of 260 USD per month to employ expert patients within their clinics. If your clinic would like to join this programme, please download the application form and return to melanie@teampata.org. Applications will next be reviewed in June 2010.
Dr Paul Roux, PATA co-founder and senior lecturer in Paediatrics at the University of Cape Town, has been honoured for his contribution to child health care. He has been awarded the Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
At previous PATA forums, the following issues have been addressed: Advanced ARVs, Adolescent Care and A Clinical Psychosocial Toolkit (2009), Care of the very young infant with HIV and Nutrition (2008), TB/ HIV and Adolescent Care (2007), Communication, Disclosure and Caring for the Carer (2006), Adherence, Access & Acumen (2005). Email info@teampata.org to let us know what you would like addressed at this year's PATA forum.
Many children treated with anti-retroviral drugs have done very well and are now growing into adolescence. This success presents new problems as children grow into adolescence. Read more
Every year at the PATA forum, teams set themselves tasks for the year ahead. This year many teams have set themselves tasks relating to the conference themes of caring for the very young infant with HIV and Nutrition. Read more
Nine children die each minute from malnutrition. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that annually malnutrition causes the death of up to 5 million children under the age of five.Read more
During the PATA Forum in Kigali, everyone wanted to know about Plumpy’nut – some of us even wanted to taste it! But those who were not there and have never heard about it, might very well ask: what is it?Read more
Expanding access to care for children infected by HIV and their families throughout the African continent.
For HIV-infected and affected children in Africa to access high quality, comprehensive services including ART by 2015.
lies within compassionate and committed mulidisciplinary treatment teams.
Please click on the following link to access documents and presentations on how best to disclose HIV status to children which were kindly provided to us by Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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'SAY AND PLAY'
A PSYCHOSOCIAL TOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN DEALING WITH HIV/AIDS.
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Click here to download the PATA and Kidzpositive Western Cape Adolescent Workshop poster.
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