A best practice brief on the AIDS-Free funded work to ensure better retention of women and children in the PMTCT program in Eswatini through use of a peer cadre of health workers known as Community Focal Mothers.
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Programmatic Gaps Under Option B+: Factors Associated with Residual Vertical HIV Transmission in Malawi, 2020 – 2024
Published August 2026
In our study, vertical transmission was strongly associated with lack of ART at delivery and unsuppressed maternal viral load.
Topics:
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),
Research
Countries:
Malawi
Journal Articles
Unfinished Business in Elimination of Vertical HIV Transmission and Ensuring HIV-Free Survival
Published June 2026
Journal of the International AIDS Society: Volume 29, Issue S1 How do we finally end pediatric HIV? A new supplement from the Journal of the International AIDS Society unpacks this vital question. Co-edited by EGPAF’s Lynne Mofenson, with a commentary from Team EGPAF, the supplement describes the innovations that can finally eliminate vertical transmission and ensure children […]
Topics:
HIV,
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Countries:
Global
Journal Articles
Birth Defects and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Hospital-based Birth Surveillance in Eswatini
Published February 2025
Background The Botswana Tsepamo study identified an initial neural tube defect (NTD) safety signal with dolutegravir antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure at conception. We conducted similar surveillance in 5 hospitals in Eswatini from September 2021 to September 2023 to evaluate the prevalence of birth defects and adverse pregnancy outcomes by maternal HIV status and ART regimen/timing. […]
Countries:
Eswatini