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All children born to women living with HIV need to be tested for HIV, ideally at birth or within the first few weeks of life. This is known as early infant diagnosis. Antibody tests are not used for infants, because the mother’s antibodies may be present in the baby’s blood.

HIV treatment for children & young people

Starting infant treatment within days of birth does not improve viral suppression

News
3 July 2020
Pregnancy, children & young people

Maternal and child health highlights from CROI 2020

News
2 April 2020
Diagnosing infants & children

Evaluating point-of-care early infant diagnosis in Zambia and Zimbabwe

News
25 March 2020
Diagnosing infants & children

Urgent action needed on point-of-care early infant diagnosis

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GNP+
17 February 2020
Diagnosing infants & children

Point-of-care technology for early infant HIV diagnosis speeds up return of HIV test results

News
13 May 2019
Neurological & cognitive problems

Young people born with HIV more likely to have “mild” verbal memory test deficits if they have ever had an AIDS-defining condition

News
18 April 2019
Epidemiology

UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge countries in western and central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for children and adolescents

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UNAIDS press release
16 January 2019
Diagnosing infants & children

Digital health services highly effective in early infant diagnosis of HIV in Kenya

News
4 December 2018
Diagnosing infants & children

Access to on-the-spot testing led to improved rates of treatment for infants with HIV

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Science Speaks
22 August 2018
Women

Irish mums diagnosed with HIV worry more about how diagnosis will affect family than themselves, study finds

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Irish Mirror
8 May 2018
Diagnosing infants & children

Early HIV diagnosis in infants works in Africa, but the technology must spread to save lives

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Devex
23 February 2018
Diagnosing infants & children

We found ways to shorten the turnaround time for diagnosing babies with HIV

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The Conversation
22 January 2018
HIV testing programmes & uptake

HIV testing rate among children and adolescents boosted after caregivers receive a cash incentive

News
29 November 2017
Diagnosing infants & children

Second HIV test helps prevent incorrect HIV diagnosis in infants

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EurekAlert (press release)
22 November 2017
Diagnosing infants & children

Point-of-care test improves infant HIV diagnosis rate, treatment starts and retention in care

News
14 February 2017
Diagnosing infants & children

Early infant HIV testing at birth and at 6 weeks of age will save lives, extend life expectancy and is cost-effective for South Africa, study finds

News
22 September 2016
HIV treatment for children & young people

New strategy aims to end AIDS in children by 2020

News
19 July 2016
Diagnosing infants & children

Two cutting-edge technologies for HIV detection in infants receive WHO prequalification

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World Health Organization
22 June 2016
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Zimbabwe: Mandatory HIV testing for kids ill-conceived

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The Herald
24 May 2016
Diagnosing infants & children

Malawi tests first unmanned aerial vehicle flights for HIV early infant diagnosis

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UNICEF
15 March 2016
Diagnosing infants & children

UNITAID and EGPAF launch initiative to significantly scale up early infant HIV diagnosis

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EurekAlert (press release)
14 September 2015
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Vancouver delegates call for greater innovation in HIV diagnostics

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UNAIDS
22 July 2015
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

New Approach on HIV Viral Load Testing

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Global Fund
17 June 2015
Opportunistic infections

Pneumonia risk far higher for HIV-positive children, study shows

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Science Daily
7 January 2015