Letter

A theme issue by, for, and about Africa

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7519.778 (Published 29 September 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:778.1

Results from Ugandan programme preventing maternal transmission of HIV

  1. Marina Giuliano, researcher (giuliano@iss.it),
  2. Michele Magoni,
  3. Luciana Bassani, researcher,
  4. Pius Okong,
  5. Praxedes Kituka Namaganda, paediatrician,
  6. Saul Onyango, national coordinator
  1. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299 00161 Rome, Italy
  2. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299 00161 Rome, Italy
  3. St Frances Hospital Nsambya, PO Box 7146, Kampala, Uganda
  4. PMTCT programme Ministry of Health of Uganda, PO Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda

    EDITOR—Since the efficacy of antiretroviral drugs in preventing HIV transmission from mother to child was first shown, much effort has been devoted in many countries in Africa to implement sustainable regimens.1–4 To identify potential reasons affecting uptake we evaluated the five year performance of a programme at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala, …

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