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This guidance is an update of the 2007 Clinical Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy management for displaced populations for Southern Africa. It provides clinical guidance to healthcare practitioners on ART provision to migrants and crisis-affected individuals. It offers guidance to ART program managers on addressing patient mobility and prioritization during crises and guidance to policymakers and civil society advocates to facilitate the development of high-quality HIV care for migrants and crisis-affected individuals.

Standardized guidance to conduct inter-agency assessments on HIV-related needs of IDPs. Fosters agreement on common objectives for HIV intervention programmes as well as operational synergy. It is appropriate to use this tool with IDP (and host) populations affected by conflict or by natural disasters. The guidance includes tools for carrying out HIV related needs assessments in displaced situations. The primary intended users of this rapid HIV situation assessment tool are programme planners and implementers, primarily at central and sub-national levels.Governments, UN agencies and NGOs are all likely users of this tool.

Guidance and principles regarding the prevention, treatment, care, and support of HIV/AIDS-affected populations within emergencies and crises. Includes three main components: ▪ Preparedness ▪ Minimum initial response: Basic HIV interventions applicable during the early stages of any emergency. ▪ Expanded response: Additional core HIV interventions tailored to local contexts during later stages of the crisis