Background: Vertical HIV transmission has declined in Canada, but missed opportunities for
prevention continue to occur. We sought to determine the adequacy, and changes over time …

(VT) of HIV in Canada and other developed countries includes routine prenatal HIV testing
for all pregnant women, and for those testing positive: antepartum combination antiretroviral …

Objectives: Prevention of vertical HIV transmission has evolved significantly in Canada over
the last two decades. The aim of this analysis is to describe the surveillance programme …

Introduction Monitoring mother‐infant pairs with HIV exposure is needed to assess the
effectiveness of vertical transmission (VT) prevention programmes and progress towards VT …

Background The UNAIDS estimate of vertical HIV transmission in Tanzania is high (11%),
despite 84% uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant women with HIV. We …

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Background Elimination of vertical HIV Transmission (VHT) and maternal deaths are global
health priorities. Male involvement is one of the most important factors that influences …

In 1989, one in four (25%) infants born to women living with HIV were infected; by the age of
2 years, there was 25% mortality among them due to HIV. These and other pieces of data …

In the USA, progress in the ability to eliminate vertical HIV-1 transmission that was
unthinkable just a few years ago has been virtually achieved with fewer than 200 new cases …

Background Since 2000, there has been a substantial global reduction in the vertical
transmission of HIV. Despite effective interventions, gaps still remain in progress towards …