The minister said the committee will focus on closing the treatment gap for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV and optimising continuity of treatment towards eliminating vertical transmission.
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As part of efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission and eliminate HIV/AIDs in the country, the Nigerian government is scaling up the implementation of early testing and treatments for exposed infants. He said: “This will ensure that no child is born HIV-positive and that those who are positive receive quality care. We will also unlock value chains by collaborating with those willing to commence domestic production of HIV commodities, ensuring health security for our children.
It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.“While primarily addressing mother-to-child transmission of HIV and paediatric HIV, this initiative will also improve our antenatal coverage, health outcomes for women of childbearing age, and under-5 mortality rates,” he said.
She stated that the prevention of mother-to-child transmission aand paediatric HIV coverage in Nigeria is lower by 33 per cent, “a far cry from the 95 per cent target.” “No child in Nigeria should be born with HIV and the US Government is committed to our partnership to ensure that this is a reality. Now is the time and we believe we have the right leadership represented in this room to achieve this goal,” she added.
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