Treatment Action Campaign

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission

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• Why TAC is protesting-

   A health system in crisis and without leadership: A TAC briefing sheet

  23 August 2006

• Mother-to-child transmission prevention: Government must improve the programme-

  The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) National Executive Committee has resolved to mobilise to improve the public health system's mother-to-child transmission prevention programme. Tens of thousands of infants contract HIV every year in South Africa. A government inquiry released in 2006 showed unacceptably high maternal mortality.

• Poor PMTCT programme: ALP letter on behalf of TAC to Minister of Health-

  Contents

• TAC Gauteng will march on 5 November for better maternal health and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Ekurh-

  Tomorrow, TAC's Gauteng branches will march in Germiston to demand better maternal health and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services in the Ekurhuleni district. We want the health facilities in this district to become a model of excellent PMTCT delivery that other hospitals and clinics across the country can emulate.

• TAC Electronic Newsletter-

   We must improve the maternal health and prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme
  

• TAC Electronic Newsletter-

  Dear Readers
  
  Happy new year! 
  
  We hope that in 2008 the implementation of the National Strategic Plan will gain momentum and many lives will be saved. Your support will help us achieve this. Support TAC by making a donation to fund our efforts. For details, go to http://tac.org.za/donate.html.  Many thanks. 
  

• Department of Health Announces New PMTCT Guidelines-

  Some progress, but serious problems remain

• A response to minister of health on mother to child transmission-

  The Minister of Health has made statements to the media that the Department of Health has long been prepared to implement dual therapy regimens in all the provinces in South Africa, but has been prohibited by the 2001 Constitutional Court judgment in Minister of Health and Others v TAC and Others. She states that the judgment limited the Department of Health to implementing only 'monotherapy' nevirapine (NVP) to mothers with HIV to reduce mother-to-child transmission.

• TAC Electronic Newsletter-

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  • Crisis of maternal health and mother-to-child HIV transmission
    • Statement by TAC 
    • Statement by Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

  Crisis of maternal health and mother-to-child HIV transmission:

• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Campaign-

  Gavin will fill all this in.

• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Protocol Released-

  The Department of Health has finally released the new prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) protocol. It can be downloaded here.

  TAC welcomes the improvements over the old protocol. We urge health facilities with capacity to begin implementing it.

  Read our statement of 30 January which explains what we are pleased about and what our concerns are with the new protocol.