CDC Press Release: Innovative policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV shows positive impact

CDC Press Release: Innovative policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV shows positive impact

CDC Press Release: Innovative policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV shows positive impact

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 02/28/2013 12:05 PM EST

Innovative policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV shows positive impact

New approach in Malawi dramatically increases the number of mothers on treatment

The number of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Malawi with HIV who started life-saving antiretroviral treatment increased by more than 700 percent in one year, according to a study in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new treatment option, called Option B+, offers all pregnant or breastfeeding women infected with HIV lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART), regardless of the stage of their HIV infection.