The impact of programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on health care services and systems in sub-Saharan Africa - A review

Abstract Background The global scale-up of Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services is credited for a 52% worldwide decline in new HIV infections among children between 2001 and 2012. However, the epidemic continues to challenge maternal and paediatric HIV control efforts in Sub S...

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Main Authors: Jean Claude Mutabazi, Christina Zarowsky, Helen Trottier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Public Health Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40985-017-0072-5