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  • Title: Mother-to-child transmission intervention.
    Author: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS UNAIDS. Intercountry Team for Eastern and Southern Africa.
    Journal: SAfAIDS News; 1998 Sep; 6(3):13. PubMed ID: 12222358.
    Abstract:
    HIV is contributing substantially to rising child mortality, especially in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In view of such, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) introduces the mother-to-child package designed to help HIV-positive mothers increase their chances of having a healthy child. This public health initiative aims to offer voluntary and confidential HIV counseling and testing to pregnant women and provides antiretroviral drugs, better birth care, and safe infant feeding methods to HIV-infected women. The UNAIDS Secretariat together with its collaborating cosponsor agencies, the UN International Children's Emergency Fund and the WHO, assists countries to deliver the package within the broader context of HIV prevention measures that help girls and women stay uninfected, and better access to care for infected women and their families. However, with the high cost of delivery, this initiative calls for action by an array of partners including governments, health care managers, and communities.
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