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Families and children
Maternal HIV-positive status shown to be linked to poor vaccination coverage in children

Children born to HIV-positive mothers were 25 to 40% less likely to be vaccinated for childhood diseases, according to findings from a study based on

Published
20 April 2009
By
Lesley Odendal
Reproductive health
HIV and malaria important causes of maternal death, African study shows

Efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Africa are not being driven by evidence, say Spanish and Mozambican reasearchers, after an autopsy study published this week

Published
20 February 2008
By
Keith Alcorn
Families and children
TB in HIV-positive Indian mothers doubles risk of maternal and infant death

Postpartum tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected pregnant women is associated with a high incidence of maternal and infant deaths, according to the findings of a prospective

Published
19 July 2007
By
Tom Egwang
Families and children
Maternal and infant malaria protects against early childhood mortality in offspring of HIV-positive Kenyan women

Placental and infant malaria protect HIV-infected infants against early childhood deaths, according to the findings of a longitudinal study published in the July 1st edition

Published
05 June 2007
By
Tom Egwang
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
HIV treatment for mothers and children in Botswana: lessons from a dynamic programme

Lessons from the Botswana national PMTCT programme on scaling up antiretroviral treatment for mothers and children.

Published
20 October 2006
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Getting the most prevention and care out of programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission

Review of evidence from the 2006 HIV Implementers' meeting on how PMTCT programmes can be intergrated into, and strengthen, maternal-child health services.

Published
14 July 2006
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
MTCT-plus: Family-focused care and treatment

The development of the MTCT-PLUS model of family-centred HIV care in resource-limited settings.

Published
09 October 2003
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
HIV treatment for children and young people
Child survival strongly linked to maternal survival in Uganda

Child mortality goals are unlikely to be met in societies which fail to pay attention to the survival of HIV-positive mothers, according to findings from

Published
05 August 2003
By
Keith Alcorn
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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