Turning crisis into opportunity for children affected by HIV and AIDS: responding to the financial, fuel and food crises

 

There has been no comprehensive review of the impacts of  the financial, fuel and food crises on children and caregivers affected by HIV and AIDS. This is critical, given that the mortality rate among infected children is disproportionate to that faced by adults, and that relatively fewer children have access to necessary antiretroviral therapy (ART). There is a risk that children living with the disease or highly vulnerable to infection will remain invisible in the crisis unless they receive urgent policy attention.