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This website is intended to serve as a repository of relevant resources on HIV in humanitarian settings for actors working at country, regional and global levels. While we will try to make as many tools, guidance, advocacy materials and other resources available, it should be noted that the website does not aim to provide an exhaustive list of all existing resources.

MSF Yambio project Brochure
01 April 2018  |  Source: MSF
HIV test and treat pilot project Yambio : bridging the gap between treatment and community in South Sudan

Brochure presenting the Yambio HIV test and treat pilot project implemented by MSF in South Sudanin view of bridging the gap between treatment and community.

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MSF Yambo project cover
01 April 2018  |  Source: MSF
Yambio HIV community-based Test and Treat pilot project in South Sudan

Report to external partners describing the Yambio HIV community-based Test and Treat (T&T) pilot project meant to assess T&T feasibility and acceptability (‘Treat All’ as set out in WHO guidelines) through a community-based mobile HTC programme including same day antiretroviral (ARV) treatment initiation and the delegation of tasks to less specialised health staff. MSF wanted to document whether bringing HIV testing and treatment closer to patients’ homes, with simplified protocols and tools (‘Treat All’), would result in treatment outcomes similar to those of facility-based care.

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The Sphere Handbook
01 January 2018  |  Source: Sphere standards
The Sphere Handbook

Set of guidelines and standards for humanitarian response in disaster and conflict situations. It includes general guidelines that mainstream considerations related to HIV and specific vulnerable populations, ensuring that all affected individuals receive equitable and appropriate assistance. SPHERE provides minimum standards for health, nutrition, food security, WASH and shelter. HIV is addressed as a vulnerability.

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HIV & infant feeding in Emergencies
01 January 2018  |  Source: WHO, UNICEF & ENN
HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance

This operational guidance, developed by WHO, UNICEF and ENN, outlines the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV. It is intended to be used to complement emergency and sectoral guidelines on health, nutrition and HIV, including specifically infant feeding, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and paediatric antiretroviral treatment.

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IAFM RH in HS Cover
01 January 2018  |  Source:
The Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (IAFM)

The Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (IAFM) is the result of a collaborative and consultative process engaging hundreds of representatives from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations that make up the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG). Based on guidelines issued by normative bodies, particularly those of the World Health Organization, the 2018 IAFM incorporates specific evidence from, or examples about, the application and adaptation of global SRH or human rights standards in humanitarian settings. The 2018 IAFM reflects the wide application of the manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. The IAFM continues to be the authoritative source for SRH in crises; the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response incorporates the Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH – Chapter 3 in the 2018 IAFM – as a minimum standard of care in humanitarian response. The Manual is available in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian

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