keyword: | prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) |
Case Study
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In Zambia’s Southern Province, the Community PMTCT Follow-up Register Project is improving access and adherence to HIV testing and treatment for pr |
More than a decade of conflict has ravaged the health infrastructure and service delivery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As a result, |
Family Planning Integration Documents
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In recent years, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has made some significant improvements in health outcomes. The country is on track |
Uganda has enjoyed relative stability, has achieved economic reform, and has had many political and social advances since 1986, under President Yow |
Tanzania, with an unbroken record of political stability and abundant natural resources, is a key partner of the United States in East Africa. In r |
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Rwanda is one of the most densely populated, poorest countries in Africa. The 1994 genocide fueled the spread of HIV infection, with thousands of s |
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, and although it enjoys considerable oil and gas resources, its health indicators are among the worst in t |
Promising Practice
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Middle-income countries with adequate health system infrastructure and willingness to provide PMTCT services can implement dif |
Pathfinder's Expansion of Psychosocial and Peer Counseling Services Program has worked in Botswana to promote well being among |
The Drug Resources Enhancement Against AIDS and Malnutrition (DREAM) project was first implemented in Mozambique in 2002 with |
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Pathfinder works with communities and health facilities in 14 districts of Nairobi, Eastern and Central provinces to increase |
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the University of Ala |
The Hareg Project followed the approach that PMTCT programs succeed when they are well-integrated into antenatal care (ANC) an |
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This was a prospective cohort study where women attended an antenatal clinic and were provided information about the risk of H |
EGPA's strategy in Uganda has been to complement Uganda Ministry of Health and private partners to cover human resource, infra |
HIV Prevention Knowledge Base Entry
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Providing family planning services to women with HIV who wish to postpone or avoid pregnancy can prevent vertical transmission of HIV from mother t |
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) aims to prevent acquisition of HIV through use of antiretroviral (ARV) agents before potential exposure to HIV. Sev |
Antiretroviral therapy (ART), generally used to improve the health of the person being treated, can also serve as a preventive strategy by reducing |
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT; also known as prevention of vertical transmission) refers to interventions to prevent transmissi |
HIV can be transmitted from a mother to her child during pregnancy or delivery. When a mother is HIV infected, her baby can also be infected throu |
Technical Consultation Material
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November 2011, Ethiopia - This field-driven learning technical consultation—hosted by the PEPFAR Technical Working Groups (TWGs) for Care |
Report
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Linkages to and retention in HIV care for people living with HIV has emerged as a priority under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relie |
In guidelines released in 2010, the World Health Organization recommends that health facilities integrate prevention of mother-to-child transmissio |
This study, conducted in six states in Nigeria, explores community perceptions of PMTCT and safe male circumcision (SMC) services and identifies ba |
Spotlight
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Sustained research successes during the first two decades of the AIDS epidemic, an unprecedented expansion of HIV prevention and treatment programs |
