These guidelines were developed to provide international standards, primarily for low- and middle-income settings, in support of the global scale-up of more effective interventions aimed at prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in resource-limited settings. Once implemented, these recommendations could reduce the risk of transmission from mother-to-child to less than 5% (or even lower) in breastfeeding populations from a background risk of …
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in infants and children: Towards universal access
These treatment guidelines serve as a framework for selecting the most potent and feasible first-line and second-line ART regimens for the care of HIV-infected infants and children. These guidelines address the diagnosis of HIV infection and consider ART in different situations, e.g. where infants and children are coinfected with HIV and TB, or have been exposed to ARVs, either for …
PMTCT Strategic Vision 2010-2015
The purpose of this document is to define WHO’s commitment to global and country support to scale up access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services and to integrate these services with maternal, newborn and child health programs.
Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding 2010
Significant programmatic experience and research evidence regarding HIV and infant feeding have accumulated since WHO’s recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV were last revised in 2006. In particular, evidence has been reported that antiretroviral (ARV) interventions to either the HIV-infected mother or HIV-exposed infant can significantly reduce the risk of postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding.
Male Circumcision under Local Anaesthesia: Course Guide for Trainers
The design of this version of the learning package for the Male Circumcision under Local Anaesthesia Training Course is based on an approach to individualized learning. This package puts the responsibility for learning much of the course content on the shoulders of the participants. By completing the self- learning component of the course and all of the guided exercises, they …
Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Outcomes: A Framework A “How To” Guide
This brief document illustrates how the framework can assist professionals working in the field in the design and implementation of initiatives aimed at improving MNCH.
Return to Sexual Activity and Modern Family Planning Use in the Extended Postpartum Period: An Analysis of Findings from Seventeen Countries
This paper examines the relationship of menses return, breastfeeding status, and postpartum duration on return to sexual activity and use of modern family planning among postpartum women. This paper presents results from a secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 17 countries. For postpartum women, the return of menses, breastfeeding status, and postpartum duration are significantly associated with …
Malaria Resource Package
This resource package provides tools including training resources, programming resources, and reference materials to help implement programs that will reduce malaria in pregnancy and provide effective treatment for pregnant women with malaria. http://resources.jhpiego.org/resources/malaria-resource-package
Prevention and Control of Malaria in Pregnancy in the African Region: A Program Implementation Guide
The guide was inspired by the WHO/AFRO Strategic Framework for Malaria Control during Pregnancy in the African Region, which presents a systematic approach to program implementation. This guide describes seven essential program components within that approach that are needed to put MIP policy into practice at the health care facility level. In addition, the Guide is intended to be complementary to …
Scaling up malaria in pregnancy programs: What it takes!
This paper discusses the importance of strengthening the quality of malaria in pregnancy (MIP) services across the continuum of care, including focused antenatal care (ANC) services and increased involvement of communities in the prevention and case management of MIP, and presents recommendations for scale-up.