The Face of Care: Illustrating the priorities and challenges of frontline healthcare providers in delivering HIV services to children, adolescents and youth in Africa
This art exhibit is a visual report of findings from research on the experiences and perspectives of 801 frontline providers in the paediatric-adolescent HIV response in Africa. At the PATA 2022 Summit participants shared priorities and challenges in delivering paediatric-adolescent HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SHR) services. Participants included nurses, doctors, peer supporters, community health workers, psychosocial support workers and community partners, ministry of health officials and programme implementers from 12 African countries, namely Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
This research addresses a critical knowledge gap on the challenges, priorities and needs of frontline providers, who are the face of paediatric-adolescent HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to support frontline providers to feel seen and heard, and to offer key programmatic and policy insights into the factors that influence and inhibit conducive service provision environments for frontline providers and those they serve. Thank you to the frontline providers who so generously shared their time and expertise.
