BMJ  2008;336:796-797 (12 April), doi:10.1136/bmj.39545.637512.DB

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Unicef reports progress in reducing vertical transmission of HIV

1 John Zarocostas

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Some gains have been made in the global effort to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV and to extend paediatric antiretroviral treatment and co-trimoxazole to children who have the disease, a United Nations report says.

According to the Children and AIDS: Second Stocktaking Report, 351 034 HIV positive pregnant women living in poor and middle income countries received antiretroviral treatment in 2006, up 59% from 220 085 in 2005.

Similarly, the number of HIV positive children who received antiretrovirals reached 127 300, up 70% from 75 000 in 2005, says the report.

HIV prevalence among women aged 15-24 who attend antenatal clinics, the report notes, has also declined since 2000-1 in 11 of 15 countries with sufficient data.

At the end of 2006, 21 poor nations—including Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, and Thailand—were on track, says the report, to meet the 80% coverage of programmes . . . [Full text of this article]


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