2005 The Abuja Call to Action [207]: - Recognizing that 15% of new HIV infections each year are caused by MTCTs, and that elimination of HIV infection in infants and young children would serve to ...

HIV infections are lifelong and can weaken the immune system, causing a patient to be more susceptible to infection and various cancers. Children of mothers with HIV are at risk of developing an HIV ...

New guidelines update ART choices, endorse long-acting injectables, refine infant feeding advice, and prioritise shorter TB ...

Landmark studies demonstrated that reducing maternal viral load with zidovudine (ZDV) significantly decreased mother-to-infant HIV transmission. In subsequent trials, more-intensive treatment of ...

Karachi has reported a worrying HIV outbreak, with more than 100 new infections detected in 2025, most of them among young ...

The sharp job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include a successful program reducing HIV transmission to babies. Over the past 30 years, the number of infant HIV cases has fallen ...

A three-drug antiretroviral therapy essentially eliminates HIV transmission from mother to infant via breastfeeding, according to new results from large clinical trial held in sub-Saharan Africa and ...

Getty Images Guidelines for HIV-positive mothers who wish to breastfeed have been updated with new recommendations. HIV-positive mothers with undetectable viral load can now safely breastfeed their ...

Infants in Kenya can now be diagnosed for HIV, at birth. This is after World Health Organisation (WHO) issued the greenlight for use of Alere q HIV-1/2 Detect assay, a diagnostic tool that provides ...