STREPP: Solutions, Translation & Research for Empowering Pediatric Programs, drives evidence-based transformation in child and adolescent HIV care across Africa. We build bridges between research findings and frontline impact, equipping emerging leaders with the tools to change outcomes.
Transforming Evidence into Action: Advancing Child and Adolescent Health in Africa through Policy, Partnerships, and Practice
What we do
- UPART : Generates evidence-based interventions to strengthen pediatric and adolescent HIV treatment programs.
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IPHASA : A homegrown pan-African conference sharing pediatric HIV research, implementation science methods, and best practices. Includes capacity building and research grant support for young African researchers. -
PAHLCA : A peer-led platform uniting Ministries of Health, policymakers, and researchers from 30+ countries to exchange best practices and build peer learning communities. Features a Ministry of Health focal-person directory and a best-practice guide
Advancing Pediatric & Adolescent HIV Care in Africa
We are living in an era where we now have the knowledge, the tools, the evidence and most of what we need to implement pediatric and adolescent health programs efficiently, and to provide quality HIV care. The biggest challenge has been lack of knowledge and skills to translate what we know works into practice. To address this gap, STREPP has started three initiatives for the African continent:
The Uganda Pediatric ART -UPART, Cohort to generate evidence-based interventions to improve pediatric and adolescent HIV programs The International Pediatric HIV/AIDS Symposium for Africa - IPHASA, to provide a platform for stakeholders conducting pediatric and adolescent HIV researchers to share their findings. The Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Learning Collaborative for Africa -PAHLCA, for Ministry of Health teams from over 30 African countries, and their respective stakeholders to share experiences and best practices. We have integrated implementation science capacity building in the IPHASA and PAHLCA meetings, to equip participants with knowledge and skills to translate evidence-based interventions into policy and practice. Through the IPHASA meeting, we provide young African researchers with research grants to put into practice what they learn through the implementation science capacity building sessions.Join and support us to end AIDS in children by 2030, and to improve the quality of health of children and adolescent on the African continent..
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Dr. Eleanor Magongo
Executive Director — STREPP
We translate pediatric and adolescent HIV research into policies, programs and practical tools that change outcomes across Africa. Join a movement building evidence-driven, sustainable care for children and adolescents.
Mission
A healthy Africa where every child and adolescent born with or at risk of HIV reaches their full potential.
Vision
Translate pediatric/adolescent HIV research into practical policies, scalable programs and local capacity to deliver equitable, evidence-driven care that saves lives.
Core Values
Evidence-driven, equitable, collaborative, innovative, youth-centred, accountable and sustainable. We build local capacity to deliver measurable impact for children and families.
