EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM

TARET GROUPS
SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
CURRENT CHALLENGES


ADVOCACY GROUPS

-CBOs

-FBOs

-NGOS

-Increased pediatric VCT awareness participation

-Produce 1200 pediatric community educators

-Improved networking

-Increased flow of pediatric VCT/HIV/AIDS information

-Have a specific pediatric VCT campaign program.

-Promote PMTCT in communities

-Further Partnering in other HIV/AIDS programmes

-Sharing of responsibilities and resource

-Promote PMTCT in communities.

-Lack of coordination

-Lack of funds

-Lack of specific pediatric VCT awareness campaigns

-Lack of pediatric VCT/CTC community educators


POLICY MAKERS

-GOVERNMENT

-UN AGENCIES

-DONOR AGENCIES

-Realization of the problem

-Response to the problem

-Development of road map policies

- Promote coordination of policy makers

-Policy implementation

-Resource mobilization

-Favourable policies and Bureaucracy.

-Lack of Advocacy

-Inadequate information


HEATH SERVICE PROVIDES

-CLINICS

-VCT/ART CENTRES

-HBC/PALLIATIVE

Increase of Pediatric VCT/treatment enrollment

-Increase of pediatric accessing HBC and palliative care

-Increase communication between health service providers and the community

-Develop favorable infrastructure for pediatrics

-Improved Specialization in pediatrics care (HBC/ palliative care)

-Lack of specialized personnel to handle pediatrics

-Lack of training opportunities in pediatric programs

-Lack of favorable infrastructure for pediatrics

MEDIA

-PRINT

-ELECTRONIC

-Increased coverage on pediatric VCT/treatment stories.

-Increase debate in the media and communities.

-Develop new news sources

-Increased interest in pediatric health issues

-Lack of news sources

-Legal limitations

-No performance on child related stories


PARENTS/GUARDIANS

-Increased access to pediatric VCT/HIV/AIDS information

-Increased parent pediatric VCT/HIV/AIDS debate in the community

-Increase concern on child HIV/AIDS status.

-Increase VCT in the adult population.

-Increase involvement of parents in pediatric HIV/AIDS programs

-Development of parent/child support groups

-Acceptance of pediatric VCT/CTC

-Lack of community health talks on pediatric VCT/HIV/AIDS

-Indifference

-Stigma

-Beliefs, culture and traditions

-Language barriers


CHILDREN

-Increased chances to access VCT, treatment and care

-Improved quality of life

-Increased health prospects

-Improve quality of life and life expectancy.

-Inability to express themselves

-Dependency on adults

-Lack of child friendly facilities