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Impact, challenges and long-term implications of antiretroviral therapy programme in Nigeria
Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria, 2007This report from Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) studies the impact, challenges and long-term implication of the antiretroviral treatment (ART) response to AIDS in Nigeria.DocumentMother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and missed opportunities for prevention among pregnant women attending health services in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007Vertical transmission or mother-to-child transmission, is the main source of the HIV infection in children.DocumentRoutine offer of antenatal HIV testing (“opt-out” approach) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe
Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007This paper from the World Health Organization aims to assess the impact of routine antenatal HIV testing for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in urban Zimbabwe.DocumentNdola demonstration project: A midterm analysis of lessons learned
2002This report from the Population Council summarises baseline and midterm findings of an intervention pilot study conducted by a team of researchers in Ndola District, Zambia.DocumentContinuum of care for HIV-positive women accessing programs to prevent parent-to-child transmission: findings from India
Population Council, USA, 2007This report from the Population Council explores India’s national programme for prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) of HIV, which has been underway since 2002. Issues covered in the report include antenatal care for HIV positive mothers, mother’s options around disclosure of their HIV status and access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatmentsDocumentAntiretroviral (ARV) factsheet - 02
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007This fact sheet from International HIV/AIDS Alliance contains basic information on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV. It explains how ARVs work to reduce the effects of HIV and allow those affected by the disease to live longer and healthier lives, but emphasises that this treatment is not a cure for HIV.DocumentTowards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector
World Health Organization, 2007This progress report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows a steady increase in the global levels of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV. However, it shows less improvement in other priority areas of HIV treatment. The coverage rate for access to prophylactic ART by pregnant women, to prevent mother to child transmission of the virus, continues to be low.DocumentAcceptability of routine HIV testing ("Opt-Out") in antenatal services in two rural districts of Zimbabwe
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006This article from the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) argues that routine HIV testing on an opt-out basis would be widely acceptable among pregnant women. Introducing this approach to testing could contribute significantly to improving uptake of services for the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) in developing countries.DocumentInfant feeding counselling for HIV-infected and uninfected women: appropriateness of choice and practice
Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007This article in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization examines infant feeding intentions of HIV-infected and uninfected women in South Africa, and the appropriateness of their choices according to their home resources.OrganisationSciDev Net Dossier on HIV/AIDS
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