December 2024 LabCoP ECHO Session: Elimination of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV скачать в хорошем качестве

December 2024 LabCoP ECHO Session: Elimination of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV

05 December 2024. This LabCoP ECHO session focuses on the elimination of Mother-to-Child transmission of HIV and early infant diagnosis targets: Experience from Botswana Globally, an estimated 1.3 million women and girls living with HIV become pregnant each year. Transmission of HIV from a mother living with HIV to her child during pregnancy, labor, delivery or breastfeeding range from 15% to 45% if no interventions are provided. Elimination of MTCT of HIV is strongly supported by global commitments and the promotion of integrated interventions into maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services, as well as strengthened health systems. WHO and other agencies continue to work in this area, supporting countries to improve and better monitor interventions towards ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. In this session, we focused on Botswana’s journey to achieving the WHO silver tier in its prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program. We highlighted the comprehensive approaches employed to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Special attention was given to the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) strategy, which has been instrumental in identifying and treating HIV in infants, leading to reduced morbidity and mortality. Additionally, the session addressed the challenges faced and lessons learned in the PMTCT program, as well as proposed future steps necessary to sustain these gains while fulfilling WHO recommendations. Presenter: • Malebogo Queen Nthusang, Program Officer and PMTCT National Master Trainer, Ministry of Health, Botswana