Posts Tagged ‘mother to child’

A generation born with HIV/AIDS defies the odds

Posted in HIV infection, hiv transmission on June 25th, 2009 by hiv_test – 3 Comments

Babies who were born with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s have defied initial expectations. No one expected them to live long.

Since the mid-1990s in developed countries, antiretroviral drugs have largely prevented mothers from transmitting HIV/AIDS to their babies.

Nearly 30 young adults and teenagers who were born with HIV/AIDS meet every week at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. “We don’t want to talk about HIV every day,” said Eric Koumbou, 19. “If you talk about HIV and you don’t have it and I do, sometimes it makes me angry or makes me sad.”

For the complete article, please see http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/22/hiv.children.generation/index.html?eref=ib_topstories.

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Mothers Helping Mothers Stop HIV

Posted in HIV and AIDS in Africa on June 12th, 2009 by hiv_test – Be the first to comment

Mothers2Mothers program aims to prevent AIDS virus transmission to infants.

At the World Economic Forum on Africa, the impact of HIV/AIDS on African countries is being addressed. The forum has honored one program that helps prevent mother-to-child transmission and turns stigmatized women into role models.

By giving the Mothers2Mothers program the Schwab Award, Falk says the World Economic Forum recognizes its success as a socially conscious business – combining the best of the private and public sectors.

For the complete article, see http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-06-11-voa18.cfm.

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