The National Aids Commission (Nac) has revealed that last year nearly 30,000 Malawian babies were born with HIV, the virus that transmits Aids.
National Coordinator for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMCT), Michael Elia confirmed that this staggering figure was a result of the lack of specific interventions against mother to child transmission.
Elia said that the ministry of health has put in place some interventions to help change the situation this year.
The ministry of health is on a campaign to encourage all pregnant women to go for HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) to safeguard their lives and that of their unborn babies. read more
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