1. WHO Technical Reference Group Paediatric HIV/ART CARE
Salle D WHO Geneva,
SWITZERLAND April 2008

2. Meeting objectives Review existing WHO recommendations
Review evidence summaries prepared for when to start ART in infants, what ART regimens to use and whether diagnostic and monitoring protocols need to be modified.
Determine whether revisions to WHO recommendations are required
Develop consensus on final evidence based recommendations.
Identify simple implementation tools required
Identify key recommendations for research.

3. Expected outputs
Consensus on whether revisions to WHO ART recommendations are required.
Revised recommendations for initiation and follow up of ART in infants (if required).
Revised recommendations for diagnostic testing and follow up of HIV exposed infants (if required).
Described implementation steps and required simple implementation tools.
Recommendations for urgent research required relating to ART in infants