This brief illustrates EGPAF's long history in implementing prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) activities, and best practices in PMTCT implementation in many resource-limined countries.
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Issue Briefs
Common Ground for Global Health Policy Brief: Mother-Baby Pair
Published November 2026
Introduction Within global health, the interconnected needs of mothers and children throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period are widely recognized; however, healthcare services are rarely designed or delivered with the mother-baby pair as a single unit of care. The mother-baby pair is key to improving maternal and child health outcomes, and vitally important […]
Topics:
Advocacy,
HIV,
Maternal and Child Health,
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Countries:
Global
Poster
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