Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa

What Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa does

Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA) is a South African-registered non-profit action network headquartered in Cape Town that links frontline healthcare providers and health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa to improve paediatric and adolescent HIV policy and service delivery. Founded with operations dating back over 20 years, PATA serves children, adolescents, and young people living with or affected by HIV, as well as the nurses, clinicians, peer supporters, community health workers, and health facilities that deliver their care in at least 12 African countries including South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, Cameroon, Eswatini, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.

PATA's core "product" is not a single technology but a coordinated portfolio of programmes, digital platforms, and peer-learning forums. The PATA Linking and Learning Hub (patahub.org) functions as the digital backbone for collaboration, complemented by recurring forums (PATA TeleECHO, PATA REAL, PAHLCA) and an annual PATA Summit that engaged 801 frontline providers across 12 countries in 2022. Major active programmes include the Breakthrough Partnership (a coalition with ViiV Healthcare's Positive Action, EGPAF, AidsFonds, and UNICEF to close paediatric-adolescent HIV service gaps), HIVE (vertical transmission elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B), READY+, You(th) Care, KULEA, IMPAACT4HIV, and Vibrant Young Voices. PATA also publishes research outputs such as the Face of Care Book and peer-reviewed AIDS Care articles.

The organization's business model is donor-funded grant operations rather than commercial revenue. Funding flows from international institutional donors (ViiV Healthcare, EGPAF, AidsFonds, UNICEF), corporate partners (Gilead Sciences, IAS for the Me and My Healthcare Provider Campaign), and government-aligned technical partners (ICAP, NASCP Nigeria, ECEWS). The team is small (11-50 employees) led by Executive Director Luann Hatane and Head of Programmes and Knowledge Agnes Ronan. PATA's go-to-market is community-led — it does not sell services but convenes and capacitates providers within national health systems, with revenue predictability tied to grant cycles and donor priorities rather than commercial contracts.

Name

Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa

Legal name

Paediatric – Adolescent Treatment Africa

Website

https://teampata.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA) is a Cape Town-based non-profit action network linking frontline healthcare providers and health facilities across at least 12 sub-Saharan African countries to strengthen paediatric and adolescent HIV service delivery, funded by international donor grants and partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paediatric and Adolescent HIV Programme Implementation

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Support Communities (BPAMABAL)

Keywords

• Paediatric HIV programmes
• Adolescent health services
• Healthcare capacity building
• Community health networks
• HIV peer learning platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: PATA operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants and donations from international donors, foundations, and partners. The organization receives support from pharmaceutical companies, development partners, and individual donors to fund its network activities, programmes, and summits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PATA operates as an action network of frontline healthcare providers and health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa, delivering paediatric and adolescent HIV capacity-building programmes, quality improvement initiatives, and peer-to-peer learning forums. Its core offerings include the digital Linking and Learning Hub, multiple thematic HIV programmes (HIVE, Breakthrough Partnership, READY+, You(th) Care, KULEA, IMPAACT4HIV, Vibrant Young Voices), annual summits, and tele-mentoring/virtual forums (TeleECHO, PATA REAL, PAHLCA) that support healthcare workers serving children and adolescents living with HIV.

Product overview

PATA (Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa) operates as an action network offering a portfolio of interconnected programmes and platforms rather than a single unified product. The core offering is the PATA Linking and Learning Hub, a digital collaboration platform that supports learning and knowledge exchange. Around this hub, PATA coordinates multiple HIV/AIDS programmes including HIVE (for vertical transmission elimination), Breakthrough Partnership, READY+, You(th) Care, KULEA, IMPAACT4HIV, and Vibrant Young Voices. These are complemented by peer-to-peer forums including PATA Summits, TeleECHO, PATA REAL, and PAHLCA. PATA also produces research publications, toolkits (such as the Global Advanced HIV Disease Toolkit), and campaigns like Me and My Healthcare Provider. The organization functions as a network coordinator, bringing together frontline healthcare providers, health facilities, communities, and partners to improve paediatric and adolescent HIV outcomes across Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PATA Linking and Learning Hub (patahub.org): Digital platform for learning, exchange, and collaboration among healthcare providers
• PATA REAL
• PATA TeleECHO
• PAHLCA
• Vibrant Young Voices (VYV)
• READY+
• You(th) Care
• KULEA
• IMPAACT4HIV
• HIVE
• Breakthrough Partnership (BP)
• Me and My Healthcare Provider Campaign
• Face of Care Book

Products and services

• PATA Linking and Learning Hub
• HIVE (HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination)
• Breakthrough Partnership (BP)
• READY+
• You(th) Care

Quantifiable outcome

• 801 frontline providers engaged in research across 12 African countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICAPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ICAP collaborated with PATA to host the HIVE-day country collaborative meeting in June 2026, bringing together multi-stakeholders from six countries implementing the HIVE project. The partnership focuses on integrating vertical transmission prevention strategies for eliminating HIV transmission to children.
• National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP) - NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026NASCP collaborated with PATA on the HIVE Nigeria project, participating in joint monitoring support visits across Delta State to assess quality improvement implementation and strengthen vertical transmission prevention services.
• Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) - NigeriacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026ECEWS partnered with PATA to implement the HIVE project in Nigeria, working alongside NASCP, SASCP, and frontline healthcare providers to strengthen HIV services for pregnant and breastfeeding women in Delta State.
• Gilead Sciences Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Gilead Sciences partnered with PATA and IAS on the Me and My Healthcare Provider Campaign to honour healthcare providers who deliver quality HIV prevention, treatment, and care services to children and adolescents.
• International AIDS Society (IAS)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022IAS partnered with PATA to implement the Me and My Healthcare Provider campaign in South Africa and Zambia, celebrating healthcare champions who provide stigma-free HIV services. PATA was selected by IAS to highlight best practices and establish a community of good practice within clinics.
• ViiV Healthcare's Positive ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViiV Healthcare's Positive Action is a key partner supporting the Breakthrough Partnership, a catalytic initiative addressing gaps in service delivery to children and adolescents living with HIV. The partnership brings together PATA, EGPAF, AidsFonds, and UNICEF to develop sustainable, replicable quality interventions and systems for closing the service delivery gap.
• Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGPAF is a key partner in the Breakthrough Partnership, contributing expertise in programme design and implementation for ending paediatric HIV. EGPAF provides technical support, quality improvement approaches, and works with PATA on advocacy at the highest levels to deliver key messages and strategies for closing service delivery gaps.
• AidsFondscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAidsFonds collaborates with PATA as part of the Breakthrough Partnership to address gaps in paediatric and adolescent HIV service delivery. The partnership focuses on developing sustainable interventions and strengthening community-facility linkages across priority countries.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF is a convening partner in the Breakthrough Partnership, supporting efforts to end paediatric and adolescent AIDS. UNICEF contributes to advocacy, programme implementation, and health systems strengthening across African countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI operates major HIV programmes across sub-Saharan Africa focused on paediatric treatment access, market shaping, and health systems. PATA's HIVE programme for vertical transmission elimination addresses overlapping priorities, though CHAI operates at substantially larger scale with government-facing interventions.
• World Health Organization (WHO) HIV Department: WHO develops global HIV guidelines and supports country implementation, including the Global Advanced HIV Disease Toolkit co-developed with PATA-aligned initiatives. Both organizations influence paediatric-adolescent HIV policy and provider practice, though WHO operates as a multilateral policy body rather than a direct service/network organization.
• International AIDS Society (IAS): IAS is the global professional society for HIV professionals and partnered with PATA on the Me and My Healthcare Provider Campaign. Both organizations convene healthcare providers and produce global advocacy assets, though IAS operates at a much broader scope (global, all-population) compared to PATA's paediatric-adolescent niche.
• UNICEF HIV/AIDS Programmes: UNICEF is a convening partner in PATA's Breakthrough Partnership and shares overlapping paediatric HIV priorities across sub-Saharan Africa. UNICEF operates at significantly larger scale and broader mandate, but collaborates with PATA on advocacy, programme implementation, and health systems strengthening.
• Partners In Health: Partners In Health delivers comprehensive health services in resource-limited settings including African countries and is highly relevant for sub-Saharan HIV care delivery models. PATA and PIH share a mission-driven, health-system-strengthening approach, though PIH operates with broader disease scope and direct clinical delivery.

Direct peers

• mothers2mothers: mothers2mothers employs a peer mentor model to support HIV-affected families across sub-Saharan Africa, with Agnes Ronan (PATA's Head of Programmes) previously serving there as Technical Advisor for Adolescent Health. Both organizations target the paediatric-adolescent HIV continuum and use peer-led approaches for service delivery in African health facilities.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF): EGPAF is a core strategic partner of PATA within the Breakthrough Partnership and shares an explicit mission focus on paediatric HIV. Both organizations operate across sub-Saharan Africa with overlapping country footprints (e.g., Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria) and collaborate on programme design, quality improvement, and advocacy.
• AidsFonds: AidsFonds is a core Breakthrough Partnership collaborator with PATA, jointly addressing gaps in paediatric and adolescent HIV service delivery. Both organizations prioritize community-facility linkages and operate across priority African countries with complementary funding and technical assistance roles.

Emerging players

• Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation: The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation conducts HIV prevention and treatment research in South Africa, and Agnes Ronan previously held positions there. Both organizations center paediatric and adolescent HIV research and capacity building in South Africa, with overlapping academic and clinical research footprints.
• GN+ (Global Network of People Living with HIV): GN+ is a global network of people living with HIV that overlaps with PATA's advocacy and community-empowerment work, particularly through PATA's Vibrant Young Voices programme. Both organizations advance community-led monitoring and peer-led support models for people living with HIV, including adolescents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teampata
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiqaENFNWjqWJxV0XcGt1Pw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/PaediatricAdolescentTreatmentAfrica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paediatric-adolescent-treatment-africa
• Instagraminstagram.com/teampata

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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