Who We Are
PATA or Paediatric–Adolescent 
Treatment Africa (legally registered as Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa) is a regional, African civil society organisation and action network that connects and strengthens frontline healthcare providers across Africa.
We work alongside healthcare providers, health facilities, and communities to improve the delivery of integrated, rights-based, and people-centred HIV and related health services for children, adolescents, young people, caregivers, and underserved communities affected by HIV.
The PATA Network works across more than 26 countries, connecting thousands of frontline healthcare providers, Ministry of Health partners, peer supporters, and community organisations through linking and learning, capacity strengthening, technical support and advocacy.
Our Vision: All children, adolescents, young people, caregivers, and underserved communities affected by HIV in Africa receive quality healthcare and live longer, healthier lives.
Our Mission: To connect, motivate and empower a network of champions for health, rights and service quality.Our Strategy
Our strategy guides everything we do. Explore how we are working with frontline healthcare providers and communities across Africa to strengthen health systems and improve outcomes for children, adolescents, young people, caregivers, and underserved communities affected by HIV.
Our Journey
Founded in 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa, PATA began as a small network responding to the urgent need to improve paediatric HIV treatment and care across Africa.
Today, PATA is a growing Africa-centred network connecting frontline healthcare providers, communities, and partners across 26 countries — strengthening health systems through linking and learning, technical support, and advocacy.
As the HIV response continues to evolve, so does PATA — expanding its work to support children, adolescents, young people, caregivers, and underserved communities through more integrated, people-centred health services.
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2005
2005
PATA’s hosts its first local forum
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2007
2007
PATA officially registers as Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa
PATA expands forums regionally across Africa
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2011
2011
The Expert Patient Programme grows out of the 2010 PATA Summit held in Kenya
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2013
2013
PATA network expands to 258 health provider teams across sub-Saharan Africa
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2014
2014
The Expert Patient Programme launches
The Clinic–Community Collaboration (C3) programme launches
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2015
2015
PATA conducts its first regional frontline situational analysis
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2016
2016
PATA’s first youth summit is held
PATA’s theme song is recorded by Dr Patrick Oyaro
The Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) and Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) are established
The Peers 2 Zero (P2Z) peer support programme launches
The Re-Engage Adolescents and Children with HIV (REACH) programme launches
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2017
2017
PATA celebrates 10 years of linking and learning across Africa
PATA begins operating as Paediatric–Adolescent Treatment-Africa (PATA)
The Resilient & Empowered Adolescents & Young People (READY) programme launches
The Leading Loud programme launches
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2018
2018
Team PATA expands to include in-country technical advisors and country representatives
The first “Reality Check” situational analysis launches
The Ask–Boost–Connect–Discuss (ABCD) Tool launches
The Differentiated Service Delivery for Adolescents (DSD4A) programme launches
The Find, Test and Treat (FTT) programme launches
The Unfinished Business South Africa programme launches
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2020
2020
The Breakthrough Partnership launches
PATA hosts its first hybrid summit
The PATA REAL – case review webinar series begins
COVID-19 research begins
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2021
2021
PATA launches the Linking and Learning Hub
PATA launches online and blended e-learning courses
The Vibrant Young Voices (VYV) launches
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2022
2022
The You(th) Care programme launches
The Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) STARS programme launches
PATA’s “Me and My Healthcare Provider” campaign begins
The Face of Care research and campaign launches
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2023
2023
We are the Change Toolkit launches
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2024
2024
The PATA Strategy 2024–2030 launches
The Community Pulse programme launches
The HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE) programme launches
The IMPAACT4HIV programme launches
The Knowledgeable Up Lifted Empowered Adolescents (KULEA) programme launches
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2025
2025
PATA begins the second “Me and My Healthcare Provider” campaign
The PATA Wrapped begins
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2026
2026
The “My Healthcare Provider & Me” and “The Girl I Am, the Change I Lead” digital storybooks are launched
RISE research begins
The second Reality Check situational analysis begins
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2027
2027
PATA celebrates 20 years of linking and learning across Africa
Donors & Partners
READY+ Consortium
Breakthrough Partnership Consortium
Unfinished Business Consortium in SA
Vibrant Young Voices (VYV) Consortium
IMPAACT4 HIV (I4HIV) Consortium
HIVE Consortium
Thank you to PATA Advocacy Partners
