Eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa

Eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa

PROBLEM: The World Health Organization has produced clear guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, ensuring that all PMTCT programme components are implemented to a high quality in all facilities presents challenges. AP...

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Main Authors:	Peter Barron, Yogan Pillay, Tanya Doherty, Gayle Sherman, Debra Jackson, Sanjana Bhardwaj, Precious Robinson, Ameena Goga
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The World Health Organization 2013-01-01
Series:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000100013&lng=en&tlng=en

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