Sunday, January 10, 2010

Mother-to-child transmission

From the 18th to the 30th of December, KCHP and a team of midwives and nurses from the health district of Saraya traveled to 17 villages to conduct prenatal consultations. The team was able to reach over 100 pregnant women as a part of the PTME (Prévention - Transmission - Mère - Enfant) program. This initiative seeks to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, which can occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or breastfeeding. As a part of this program, HIV/AIDS testing was provided in order to inform women of their HIV/AIDS status, and, if necessary, commence antiretroviral treatment (ART) as well as schedule periodic follow up visits.

During villages' visits, the health district team also conducted general medical checkups for the population and administered monthly PEV vaccinations (Programme Élargi de Vaccination) to children under one year old.


Women in the village of Bambadji waiting to be seen by the midwife for their prenatal consultations.





Saraya's lab assistant Gouda Diaby (right) is ready to administer a blood test.


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2 comments:

  1. GeorgiaFebruary 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM

    Thank you for these posts, Emily. They are very informative with good photograhs. I'm Carolyn's Mom.

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  2. Kendeya Community Health PartnershipFebruary 21, 2010 at 5:01 AM

    Georgia, thank you for your comment. There is more to come from the latest activities! Keep visiting!
    Annarita

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