Treatment of Children at ARV Sites 10/08
Issue: Clarify that accreditation of a site to provide ARVs means that it is accredited for adults and children
Background:
We are sending this through to you so that we can all be informed and use this in our advocacy and monitoring. There have been reports of a misunderstanding amongst many that there is a special accreditation process for sites to be able to treat children. This issue was raised via SANAC processes and a circular was issued by the Department of Health clarifying that the accreditation of sites to provide ARVS means that they are accredited to provide anti-retroviral treatment to all, (children and adults)
Action:Monitor what is happening at accredited sites in your area and inform the network of what is happening so that this may be raised in the appropriate channels.
- - Are children being denied treatment and accreditation being used as a reason?
- - Are adults and children from the family being treated on the same day? Or are people having to make multiple separate trips to the same facility in order to access treatment for adults and then for children?
- - Is treatment provided for adults and children in different parts of the health facility even if it is provided on the same day?
Please send any information you have on this including the name of the site to Meera meera@crc-sa.co.za or via Fax at 031 307-6075.
Please circulate this widely throughout your networks.
On behalf of the Children's Sector HIV/AIDS National Network Children's Rights Centre
1st Floor, 480 Smith St, Durban, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 31 307 6075 Fax: +27 (0) 31 307 6074
e-mail: meera@crc-sa.co.za
website: www.crc-sa.co.za