Welcome to the OVC Support discussions. Please <a href="/s/login.php">log in</a> or <a href="/s/registration.php">register</a> to take part. You can also click on a forum below to read the discussions. http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/index.php Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:12:46 +0100 Phorum 5.2.14 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?3,28,28#msg-28 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?3,28,28#msg-28 swetha.desai@gmail.com Regional Discussions Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:47:10 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?7,27,27#msg-27 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?7,27,27#msg-27 Uganda's draft policy around disclosing HIV status to children by the age of 10. For some this is welcome guidance;

"In my experience a child disclosed to at an early age copes better than those who get to know their status when they are teenagers. They easily adapt to the new lifestyle as adolescents growing up, and adhere better [to ARVs]," said Cissy Ssuuna, counsellor coordinator at the paediatric HIV clinic of the Baylor College of Medicine in the capital, Kampala.

However it has met with resistance from some health workers and families,

"Why should they say that children need to know their status when there are adults [who do not], like men who do not tell their wives?" one mother at the Mildmay centre asked. "There is no policy on partner notification; why should we sacrifice the children first?"


So when should children know they are HIV postive? when they start asking questions? before puberty? Who decides they are psychologically ready to deal with a postive diagnosis?

Surely if we believe in children's right to information, to participation and to make informed choices then we need to work with children in a way that supports them to understand and deal with a diagnosis at the time right for them. Too often it seems to be about when adults are ready, or as in many countries selecting an age when a child is almost an adult themselves!]]> kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org Technical Areas Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:45:57 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?2,26,26#msg-26 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?2,26,26#msg-26
I am currently a resident physician in the US and will be double boarded in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics next year (2011). I am very interested in working with the OVC population as a physician and wonder if anyone could offer advice regarding career opportunites in the field? Any and all advice is welcome.]]> rainaphillips7@gmail.com General Sun, 16 May 2010 16:09:11 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?8,25,25#msg-25 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?8,25,25#msg-25 wandabwafranco@yahoo.com Policy and Research Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:34:24 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?2,24,24#msg-24 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?2,24,24#msg-24 www.ihra.net]


This meeting has many strands but one is looking at the issues of drug use on families and the impact on children and parenting. This is an interesting area that is developing in relation to children and HIV and how children in families where people use drugs are best supported.

Watch presentation by Mat Southwell from the International Network of People who use Drugs to hear some of the issues facing families.
[vimeo.com].]]> kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org General Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:08:47 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?6,16,16#msg-16 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?6,16,16#msg-16 kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org Promising Practice Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:39:18 +0000 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?3,15,15#msg-15 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?3,15,15#msg-15 kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org Regional Discussions Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:56 +0000 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?4,13,13#msg-13 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?4,13,13#msg-13 I find that the all-new look of ovcsupport.net is really brilliant! I have always recommended to all those interested in ovc isuues to visit ovcsupport library as a great treasure of latest resources and publications. I think that the newest resources on the site are making the site really come alive.

I think that the other interactive features on the site have also become a lot more user-friendly.]]> anandpankaj@yahoo.com OVCsupport.net- feedback Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?4,10,10#msg-10 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?4,10,10#msg-10 kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org OVCsupport.net- feedback Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:27:19 +0000 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?6,7,7#msg-7 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?6,7,7#msg-7 kiorpenda@aidsalliance.org Promising Practice Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:47 +0100 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?7,4,4#msg-4 http://www.ovcsupport.net/s/discussions/read.php?7,4,4#msg-4 Babak Fakhamzadeh Technical Areas Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:23:54 +0000