Via The New Vision: Pregnant HIV-positive mums will get free ARVs – Gov’t. Excerpt:
All pregnant women will get free anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to stop the transmission of the HIV virus to the unborn babies, the Ministry of Health has said.
The babies will also be put on ARVs until they are tested for the virus at two months.
Administration of ARVs will, according to the ministry, be carried out irrespective of the recipients’ CD4 level.
“This new programme has the potential to ensure that children are no longer born with HIV. But, it can only work if stakeholders co-operate,” read the statement.
The statement showed that the ministry will in collaboration with the Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) ensure that HIV/AIDS is eliminated. The programme will start early next year.
The announcement comes as Uganda prepares to join the rest of the world tomorrow in marking World AIDS Day.
