Effect of a Family-centered Model of HIV Care on Viral Suppression and Care Retention Among HIV-positive Children in Swaziland

We are at a critical inflection point for children affected by HIV. In 2024 alone, 120,000 children were newly infected, and, without timely treatment, half of HIV positive infants will not reach their second birthday. Children remain left behind—a child with HIV is 6 times more likely to die than an adult without timely diagnosis. […]

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. […]