Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis in the Americas.Update 2015
Resumen
The Strategy and Plan of Action for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis approved in 2010 in Resolution CD50.R12 of the 50th Directing Council by the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) establishes the goal of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and congenital syphilis by 2015. This document reports on the progress made toward elimination between 2010 and 2014 [...] This document reports the progress made toward eliminating MTCT of HIV and syphilis between 2010 and 2014. The results presented can help those responsible for policies, programs, and health workers in their efforts to achieve the elimination of MTCT in the Americas.
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1. Executive summary 11 2. Background 13 3. Methods and data sources 14 4. Policies and information systems on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis 16 5. Delivery of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis 18 5. 1. Access to prenatal care, delivery care, and hospital delivery 18 5. 2. HIV and syphilis testing in pregnant women 19 6. Treatment of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women 21 6. 1. Antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV 21 6. 2. Treatment of syphilis in pregnant women 22 7. Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis 23 7. 1. Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV 23 7. 2. Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis 26 7. 3. Dual elimination of MTCT of HIV and syphilis 27 8. Conclusions and next steps 29 9. References 30 10. Tables 31
Título traducido
Eliminación de la transmisión maternoinfantil del VIH y la sífilis en las Américas. Actualización 2015
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Categoría del Plan Estratégico 2014-2019 de la OPS
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