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Guinea
Guinea continued to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and paediatric HIV, antenatal care, hepatitis, syphilis and tuberculosis services with significant support from the Joint Team. Integration of these services in 24 facilities and training of 409 healthcare providers boosted the delivery of integrated HIV services including PMTCT, antenatal and paediatric HIV services (UNICEF). As a result, HIV testing among children and adolescents significantly increased and a total of 14 939 adolescents and young people accessed HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and antenatal services in 2022.
A total of 438 schools across the country are integrating comprehensive sexuality education using 342 trained teachers and school counsellors. The mayors of Kodiaran and Kondianakoro pledged to scale up community-led comprehensive sexuality education in their cities following intense advocacy by the Joint Team. As part of the Sininko initiative, 193 innovative youth-led HIV prevention projects were identified and three winning initiatives, including an automatic male condom dispensing project were selected to receive technical and financial support for implementation as well as 20 young people improved their knowledge of project management and marketing (UNFPA).