US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) focuses on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Mother-to-child transmission is a significant cause of new HIV infections among children worldwide. PMTCT has a triple life-saving benefit: saving the life of the woman through antiretroviral treatment, protecting the newborn from HIV infection, and keeping the family together by preventing orphanhood.
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HIV is transmitted through: unprotected vaginal, anal and oral sex with an infected person(s), blood transfusion with HIV-contaminated blood and blood products, by using contaminated syringes, injection needles or other contaminated sharp instruments, from an HIV-infected mother to her child.
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Cambodia Pushes AIDS ‘Colony’ Far From City || HIV-positive prostitute to be freed
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Gay sex ruling will help HIV/AIDS prevention in India || Ignorance About HIV Among Arab Youth Alarming: Study
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Bill Gates helps fund mass circumcision programme || A new weapon in the war against HIV-AIDS: Combined antiviral and targeted chemotherapy
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Young people in the UK less aware of HIV/Aids dangers || Experts warn of HIV problems in Britain || Report Estimates Significant Impact Of Widespread Circumcision Effort In Botswana
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