Mother to child transmission of HIV could be prevented with a pouch
By Hicbd
Thu Oct 21 2021 9:22 am
"The pediatrician is the Uganda country director for the , and he presented its plan to make sure that every HIV-positive mother delivering a baby at home has a Pratt Pouch, a squeeze packet containing just the right amount of anti-AIDS drugs to help prevent transmission of the virus to the newborn. Design of the pouches is complete and a facility to make them is about to be certified, he said, so the next step is making them available nationally."
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