HIV incidence among pregnant and postpartum women in a high prevalence setting

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 […]

Introduction Even in the context of widespread access to prevention of vertical HIV transmission (PVT) services, health system challenges compromise health outcomes for women living with HIV and their children. The “Integrated Management Team to Improve Maternal-Child Outcomes” (IMPROVE) study measured the effect of a package of facility-based interventions on PVT and maternal and child […]

Background Reducing perinatal HIV transmission and optimizing maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes in high HIV prevalence settings is an urgent, but complex, priority. Extant interventions over-emphasize individual-level provider and patient behaviors, and neglect critical health systems-level changes. The ‘Integrated Management Team to Improve Maternal-Child Outcomes (IMPROVE)’ study implemented a three-part, patient-centered, health-systems- level intervention […]