| Chip Title: | Reduce HIV Infection Risk Among Youth Through a Comprehensive Community and School Program |
| Participant(s): | Frasia Wangari Karua Beatrice Kirubi |
| Organization: | Getrude's Children's Hospital. |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Region: | Eastern_Africa |
Presentation (PDF)
CHIP Plan (PDF) reduce-hiv-infection-risk-among-youth-through-a-comprehensive-community-and-school-program.pdf
Details
Current mission statement
To provide quality care to people affected by HIV and to become a center of excellence in pediatric HIV care and research
Revised Mission Statement.
To become the regional center of excellence in pediatric HIV care and research that provides quality and comprehensive health services to families infected and affected in partnership with the local community.
Services
- HIV prevention, care, treatment and support.
- HIV research.
- Health promotion activities
- Community outreach
Goals
- To reach all youth infected with HIV with quality prevention, care, support and treatment services.
- To reduce HIV infection risk among youth through a comprehensive community and school program
Objective
- To increase comprehensive HIV prevention, care, support and treatment services from 170 to 1000 youth aged between 12 and 19 years by end of April 2011
- To train 10,000 youth aged 10 to 24yrs in positive behavior change in regards to HIV/AIDS prevention, through a comprehensive school program by end of April 2011.
