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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission

GAWH Advocacy on PMTCT

• "Public–Private Partnerships for the Prevention of Mother–to–Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS" (28 November 2001)
• Garuba, Mariam, MD. "HIV Positive Mothers and Newborns – Rational Priorities (pdf)." Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH). 2003.

Articles and Information on PMTCT

• "Preventing Mother – to – Child Transmission. (pdf)" Global Aids Program: Strategies. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Last updated 9 June 2001.
• Dr. Munjana, SP "Anti-Retroviral Regimens for the Prevention of Mother–to–Child HIV-1 Transmission: the Programmatic Implications. (pdf)" World Health Organization (WHO). Background paper prepared for Technical Consultation on new data on the prevention of Mother – to – Child Transmission of HIV and their policy implications, Geneva, 11 – 13 October 2000.
• Farley, Tim, et al. "Efficacy of Antiretroviral Regimens for Preventing Mother–to–Child Transmission and Some Programmatic Issues. (pdf)" World Health Organization (WHO). Background paper prepared for Technical Consultation on new data on the prevention of Mother – to – Child Transmission of HIV and their policy implications, Geneva, 11 – 13 October 2000.
• "A Focus on Women. (pdf)" Declaration presented at the Closing of the 3rd Global Strategies for Prevention of MTCT 9-13th September, 2001, Kampala, Uganda. Drafted by over 130 community women attending the third International Conference on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission from Mothers to Infants.
• "What Women Need to Know: The HIV Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women. (pdf)" Prepared by Elaine Gross, RN, MS, CNS-C, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) © 1998.
  • Spanish version (pdf)