Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Francine Ntoumi

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) in the Republic of Congo: Challenges to Implementation
  Author(s): Laure Stella Ghoma Linguissi, Cyrille Bisseye, Pierre Poulain, Francine Ntoumi and Jacques SimporeLaure Stella Ghoma Linguissi, Cyrille Bisseye, Pierre Poulain, Francine Ntoumi and Jacques Simpore
  
  Introduction: The HIV infection rate has fallen sharply among pregnant women in the Republic of Congo (ROC), declining from 4.2% in 2003 to 2.5% in 2013. However, the rate of HIV vertical transmission observed in Congo is about 34% and the mortality rate of children born to HIV-positive mothers is high. Since the implementation of the program for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) in 2002, all prevention activities are based on the collaboration with Ambulatory Treatment Centers (CTA) and the Kento-Mwana project. The Ministry of Health in the ROC is in the process of establishing a new PMTCT strategy to reach a country-wide coverage. Objective: This review aims at examining the implementation of PMTCT in the ROC. Methodology: We searched for papers in the PubMed database with keywords related to Congo, HIV, PMTCT and pregnan.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000503

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