News but now more than 85% of the health facilities across the country offer these services
to Rwandans.” Some 417 Rwandan health facilities now provide voluntary counselling and …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing during pregnancy is crucial for the prevention
of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, through aiding prompt treatment, care, and support …

Improving Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Care and Related Services in
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The HIV Prevention and Control Act includes mandatory HIV testing for pregnant women
and their partners, and allows medical providers to disclose a patient's HIV status to others …

Background Three decades since the first HIV-1 infected patients in Rwanda were identified
in 1983; the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemic has had a devastating history …

Malawi adopted the Option B+ strategy in 2011. Its success in reducing mother-to-child
transmission depends on coverage and timing of HIV testing. We assessed HIV status …

Despite considerable progress in stemming the tide of the epidemic in Uganda over recent
years, 1 HIV prevalence still remains high in the general population. With a current …

Option B+ approach for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) has
demonstrated the potential to eliminate pediatric HIV infections. Its success depends on …

Background Safety and effectiveness of efficacious antiretroviral (ARV) regimens beyond
single-dose nevirapine (sdNVP) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) …

Background Uganda began to implement the prevention of mother-to-child transmission
(PMTCT) of HIV programme in 2000, and by the end of 2003 it had expanded to cover 38 of …