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2023 ART Clinical Guidelines for the Management of HIV in Adults, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Adolescents, Children, Infants and Neonates

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Guides/Guidelines

The 2023 ART guideline introduces simplified ART provision and harmonised methods of management of children, adolescents and adults, 
as well as pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS, TB and other common opportunistic infections. 

The guidelines also provide guidance on the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) dispersible tablets for children from 3kg and 4 weeks old. 

These guidelines have been revised with the Differentiated Models of Care SOPs to ensure simultaneous consideration and alignment of clinical,
 adherence and service delivery updates.

The National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028

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Strategic Documents and Plans

The fifth NSP for HIV, TB and STIs launches at a time when the COVID-19 epidemic has affected access and the provision of services and solutions for HIV, TB and STIs and amplified inequalities. Consequently, this NSP outlines comprehensive multi-sectoral strategic objectives and priority interventions to be carried out to get the HIV, TB and STI response on track to eliminate these diseases as public health threats by 2030.

WHO: Recommendations on Interventions to Improve Preterm Birth Outcomes

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Guides/Guidelines
The primary audience for this guideline includes health-care professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care protocols and policies, as well as managers of maternal and child health programs and policy-makers in all settings. The guideline will also be useful to those directly providing care to pregnant women and preterm infants, such as obstetricians, paediatricians, midwives, nurses and general practitioners.

WHO: Recommendations on Health Promotion Interventions for Maternal and Newborn Health 2015

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Guides/Guidelines
This report summarizes the final recommendation and the process for developing the guideline on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health. The primary audience for the guideline is health programme managers, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, and policy makers who are responsible for designing maternal, newborn and child health programmes, primarily in low-income settings.

WHO: Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience

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Guides/Guidelines
This comprehensive WHO guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on routine antenatal care. The guidance aims to capture the complex nature of the issues surrounding ANC health care practices and delivery, and to prioritize person-centred health and well-being, not only the prevention of death and morbidity, in accordance with a human rights-based approach. This guideline is relevant to all pregnant women and adolescent girls receiving ANC in any healthcare or community setting and their unborn fetuses and newborns.
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Switching Stable 1st and 2nd Line ART Clients to DTG Containing Regimen

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