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Burundi
In Burundi, the Joint Team’s support focused on building capacity and ensuring equitable access to HIV prevention, treatment and care services among vulnerable and key populations. New differentiated service delivery guidelines scaled up access to combination HIV prevention services for people who are at high risk of HIV infection. For instance, in humanitarian settings, more than 270 young peer educators in refugee camps were empowered to promote and increase uptake of HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health services. As a result, about 35 000 refugees including adolescents were sensitized on these services (UNHCR). A total of 60 female sex workers in Makamba and Rumonge provinces improved their knowledge of HIV and gender-based violence prevention and contraceptive methods and entrepreneurship, including basic sewing skills (UNFPA).
In 2022, all pregnant women in five refugee camps were supported to access early antenatal care and voluntary HIV counselling and testing before 14th week of pregnancy. As a result, 1983 pregnant women received HIV testing and three women wo tested HIV positive were linked to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services. In addition, 216 people living with HIV in these five refugee camps accessed treatment and follow up in hospitals and district sites (UNHCR).