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Getting back on track to ending AIDS in children: it could just be easier than you think by Essajee, Shaffiq, Bains, Anurita

“…Table 1 The treatment cascade among adults and children living with HIV in 2022 [ 2] Adults aged 15+ years Children aged 0–14 years Proportion who know they…”
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HIV testing for children in resource-limited settings: what are we waiting for? by Kellerman, Scott, Essajee, Shaffiq

“…Scott Kellerman and Shaffiq Essajee argue that the time has come to increase access to HIV testing for children, especially in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EMTCT): Process, progress, and program integration by Taylor, Melanie, Newman, Lori, Ishikawa, Naoko, Laverty, Maura, Hayashi, Chika, Ghidinelli, Massimo, Pendse, Razia, Khotenashvili, Lali, Essajee, Shaffiq

“…Melanie Taylor and colleagues discuss progress towards eliminating vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis…”
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Systematic review of cash plus or bundled interventions targeting adolescents in Africa to reduce HIV risk by Rogers, Kate, Le Kirkegaard, Rikke, Wamoyi, Joyce, Grooms, Kaley, Essajee, Shaffiq, Palermo, Tia

“…HIV remains a leading cause of death for adolescents and young people aged 10-24 years. HIV prevention requires multisectoral approaches that target…”
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Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Uthman, Olalekan A, PhD, Nachega, Jean B, Prof, Anderson, Jean, Prof, Kanters, Steve, PhD, Mills, Edward J, PhD, Renaud, Françoise, MD, Essajee, Shaffiq, MD, Doherty, Meg C, PhD, Mofenson, Lynne M, MD

“…Summary Background Although lifelong combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for all individuals with HIV, few data exist for pregnancy…”
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A Global Research Agenda for Pediatric HIV by Penazzato, Martina, Irvine, Cadi, Vicari, Marissa, Essajee, Shaffiq M, Sharma, Aditi, Puthanakit, Thanyawee, Abrams, Elaine J, Doherty, Meg

“…BACKGROUND:Despite progress, 2016 still saw 160,000 new infections and 120,000 AIDS-related deaths among children. Evidence gaps on how to best diagnose,…”
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A systematic review of interventions to improve postpartum retention of women in PMTCT and ART care by Geldsetzer, Pascal, Yapa, H Manisha N, Vaikath, Maria, Ogbuoji, Osondu, Fox, Matthew P, Essajee, Shaffiq M, Negussie, Eyerusalem K, Bärnighausen, Till

“…Introduction The World Health Organization recommends lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV. Effective…”
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women: A priority population for HIV viral load monitoring by Myer, Landon, Essajee, Shaffiq, Broyles, Laura N, Watts, D Heather, Lesosky, Maia, El-Sadr, Wafaa M, Abrams, Elaine J

“…Landon Myer and colleagues discuss viral load monitoring for pregnant HIV-positive women and those breastfeeding; ART treatments can suppress viral load and…”
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Improving Retention in Care Among Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV: Lessons From INSPIRE and Implications for Future WHO Guidance and Monitoring by Rollins, Nigel C, Essajee, Shaffiq M, Bellare, Nita, Doherty, Meg, Hirnschall, Gottfried O

“…Identifying women living with HIV, initiating them on lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART), and retaining them in care are among the important challenges…”
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Systematic review of the use of dried blood spots for monitoring HIV viral load and for early infant diagnosis by Smit, Pieter W, Sollis, Kimberly A, Fiscus, Susan, Ford, Nathan, Vitoria, Marco, Essajee, Shaffiq, Barnett, David, Cheng, Ben, Crowe, Suzanne M, Denny, Thomas, Landay, Alan, Stevens, Wendy, Habiyambere, Vincent, Perriens, Joseph H, Peeling, Rosanna W

“…Dried blood spots (DBS) have been used as alternative specimens to plasma to increase access to HIV viral load (VL) monitoring and early infant diagnosis (EID)…”
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Evidence-based service delivery interventions for testing, linking, treating, and retaining children and adolescents living with HIV in primary health care settings: Protocol for a systematic review by Putta, Nande, Hansen, Caitlin E, Funaro, Melissa C, Campbell, Melissa, Essajee, Shaffiq, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Frimpong, Shadrack, Wang, Shi-Yi, Paintsil, Elijah

“…At the end of 2019, there were about 2.8 million children and adolescents aged 0-19 living with HIV. In contrast to pregnant women and adults, service delivery…”
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What will it take for the Global Plan priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV? by Goga, Ameena E, Dinh, Thu-Ha, Essajee, Shaffiq, Chirinda, Witness, Larsen, Anna, Mogashoa, Mary, Jackson, Debra, Cheyip, Mireille, Ngandu, Nobubelo, Modi, Surbhi, Bhardwaj, Sanjana, Chirwa, Esnat, Pillay, Yogan, Mahy, Mary

“…The 2016 'Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free' global agenda, builds on the 2011-2015 'Global Plan'. It prioritises 22 countries where 90% of the world's…”
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HIV birth testing and linkage to care for HIV-infected infants by Jean-Philippe, Patrick, Spiegel, Hans, Gnanashanmugam, Devasena, Fitzgibbon, Joseph, DʼSouza, Patricia, Crawford, Keith W, Jayashankar, Lakshmi, Bacon, Melanie C, Essajee, Shaffiq M, Aldrovandi, Grace M, Cotton, Mark, Abrams, Elaine J

“…: On 5-6 May 2016, the division of AIDS of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases convened a workshop on 'HIV Birth Testing and Linkage to…”
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Systematic review of the performance of HIV viral load technologies on plasma samples by Sollis, Kimberly A, Smit, Pieter W, Fiscus, Susan, Ford, Nathan, Vitoria, Marco, Essajee, Shaffiq, Barnett, David, Cheng, Ben, Crowe, Suzanne M, Denny, Thomas, Landay, Alan, Stevens, Wendy, Habiyambere, Vincent, Perrins, Jos, Peeling, Rosanna W

“…Viral load (VL) monitoring is the standard of care in developing country settings for detecting HIV treatment failure. Since 2010 the World Health Organization…”
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Antiretroviral postnatal prophylaxis to prevent HIV vertical transmission: present and future strategies by Penazzato, Martina, Kasirye, Ivy, Ruel, Theodore, Mukui, Irene, Bekker, Adrie, Archary, Mohendran, Musoke, Philippa, Essajee, Shaffiq, Siberry, George K., Mahy, Mary, Simnoue, Daniele, Simione, Beatriz, Zech, Jennifer M., Mushavi, Angela, Abrams, Elaine J.

“…Introduction Maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with viral suppression prior to conception, during pregnancy and throughout the breastfeeding period…”
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Understanding the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services among adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of literature by Ng'eno, Bernadette, Rogers, Braeden, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Essajee, Shaffiq, Hrapcak, Susan, Modi, Surbhi

“…Despite high pregnancy rates and HIV incidence among adolescents, their uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services is not well…”
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CD4 enumeration technologies: a systematic review of test performance for determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy by Peeling, Rosanna W, Sollis, Kimberly A, Glover, Sarah, Crowe, Suzanne M, Landay, Alan L, Cheng, Ben, Barnett, David, Denny, Thomas N, Spira, Thomas J, Stevens, Wendy S, Crowley, Siobhan, Essajee, Shaffiq, Vitoria, Marco, Ford, Nathan

“…Measurement of CD4+ T-lymphocytes (CD4) is a crucial parameter in the management of HIV patients, particularly in determining eligibility to initiate…”
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Prevalence of undiagnosed HIV among children in South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe: a model-based analysis to inform paediatric HIV screening programmes by McCann, Nicole C, Stanic, Tijana, Penazzato, Martina, Flanagan, Clare F, Abrams, Elaine J, Dugdale, Caitlin M, Johnson, Leigh F, Neilan, Anne M, Davies, Mary-Ann, Freedberg, Kenneth A, Fassinou, Patricia, Doherty, Meg, Essajee, Shaffiq, Mushavi, Angela, Soeteman, Djøra I, Ciaranello, Andrea L

“…To improve the diagnosis and survival of children living with HIV (CLWH), the World Health Organization recommends testing approaches beyond traditional infant…”
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When to start antiretroviral therapy in children aged 2-5 years: a collaborative causal modelling analysis of cohort studies from southern Africa by Schomaker, Michael, Egger, Matthias, Ndirangu, James, Phiri, Sam, Moultrie, Harry, Technau, Karl, Cox, Vivian, Giddy, Janet, Chimbetete, Cleophas, Wood, Robin, Gsponer, Thomas, Bolton Moore, Carolyn, Rabie, Helena, Eley, Brian, Muhe, Lulu, Penazzato, Martina, Essajee, Shaffiq, Keiser, Olivia, Davies, Mary-Ann

“…There is limited evidence on the optimal timing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in children 2-5 y of age. We conducted a causal modelling analysis…”
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Surviving and Thriving-Shifting the Public Health Response to HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children: Report of the 3rd HIV-Exposed Uninfected Child Workshop by Slogrove, Amy L, Becquet, Renaud, Chadwick, Ellen G, Côté, Hélène C F, Essajee, Shaffiq, Hazra, Rohan, Leroy, Valériane, Mahy, Mary, Murenga, Maurine, Wambui Mwangi, Jacqueline, Oyiengo, Laura, Rollins, Nigel, Penazzato, Martina, Seage, 3rd, George R, Serghides, Lena, Vicari, Marissa, Powis, Kathleen M

“…Great gains were achieved with the introduction of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, including improved child survival. Transition to the…”
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