Nursery World - Children treated unequally in HIV agenda

A coalition of charities is calling on the international community to tackle inequality in the spread and treatment of HIV among children. The Global Movement for Children, which includes Oxfam, UNICEF, World Vision and Save the Children, last week published a report saying that only one child in 20 with HIV is receiving the treatment they need and that as a result, most 'will die before their fifth birthday'.

The Global Movement for Children, which includes Oxfam, UNICEF, World Vision and Save the Children, last week published a report saying that only one child in 20 with HIV is receiving the treatment they need and that as a result, most 'will die before their fifth birthday'.

'The lack of treatment amounts to a death sentence for millions of children,' said Dean Hirsch, the group's chairman and president of World Vision International. 'These children are missing out on treatment because they are missing from the global AIDS agenda.'

Saving Lives: Children's right to HIV and AIDS treatment claims that currently available HIV drugs are often unsuitable for children, as research and pharmaceutical development focuses on adults.

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