Summits and Forums
PATA forums are an important capacity-building platform for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. These forums are the foundation to growing the PATA network and expanding our scope of work.
PATA Summits and Forums are collaborative meetings where multiple cadres of health professionals and lay service providers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counsellors and community health workers, and peer supporters convene for technical capacity-building, peer-to-peer exchange and the design of promising practice pilot projects.
PATA Summits and Forums utilise a variety of session formats that are informative, interactive and orientated to move discussion from policy to practice, with a focus on innovation and real world solutions. The forums culminate in health facility teams drafting quality improvement action plans that will be tested as a pilot project or as a quality improvement initiative.
The PATA network has been a springboard in developing a range of incubation projects that inform the development and distribution of promising paediatric and adolescent models in HIV prevention, treatment and care. Through PATA’s unique reach across health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, the network connects frontline health providers to global policy platforms, working groups and consortium, as part of a collective effort to reach global targets and improve paediatric and adolescent outcomes.
PATA 2018 Youth Summit
Previous Summits
PATA 2018 Youth Summit Report
#PeerPower was the focus of the PATA 2018 Youth Summit in partnership with Y+. The summit was held from 26 to 28 November 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and hosted 221 participants. [...]
Lessons from the PATA 2017 Continental Summit
PATA thanks the many contributors to the PATA 2017 Continental Summit. Special appreciation goes to the 56 health facilities from 15 sub-Saharan African countries who participated in the meeting, as well as the [...]
PATA-PACF 2016 Continental Summit Report
Acknowledgements PATA thanks the many participants and contributors to the PATA-PACF 2016 Continental Summit. Special thanks go to all attending and contributing clinic-CBO partnerships and the Ministry of Health from the host country, Uganda. [...]
PATA 2015 Summit Report
PATA thanks the many participants and contributors to the PATA 2015 Continental Summit. Special appreciation goes to the 29 health facilities from 12 sub-Saharan African countries who participated in the meeting as well as [...]
Youth Summit Report
The Youth Summit, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 27 – 30 June 2016, was able to provide a dynamic and productive learning and networking platform for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) and [...]
PATA 2015 Continental Summit
Summit name: PATA 2015 Continental Summit PATA Programme: The summit has a broad focus across all PATA programmes Summit theme: Promising practices in paediatric and adolescent services : Adapting global targets to local realities Date [...]
PATA – AY+ Youth Summit
Summit name: PATA - AY+ Youth Summit PATA Programme: Peers2Zero Summit theme: Initiate – Collaborate – Advocate Date & Country: 27 – 30 June 2016, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Outcomes: 1. Initiate - promote skills [...]
PATA 2016 Continental Summit
Summit name: PATA 2016 Continental Summit PATA Programme: Clinic-CBO Collaboration (C3) Programme Summit theme: Clinic Community Collaboration: Linking health facilities and communities to deliver services together Date & Country: 5 – 7 December 2016, Entebbe, [...]