PMTCT definition

PMTCT means Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission;
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Examples of PMTCT in a sentence

  • Consequently, the delivery shall be complied with the guidelines on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT).

  • Integration of HIV/AIDS activities into existing health services and the introduction and/or strengthening of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) and of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART).

  • A need therefore exists to improve clinical care by strengthening the existing child survival programmes adopted by the health sector, including the Community Health Worker (CHW) programme, the Integrated Nutrition Programme; Expanded Programme on Immunisation; Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT); Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI); Essential Drug List (EDL); and 10 steps for the management of severe malnutrition.

  • The project is working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to improve the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services for mothers, their partners and their infants in four regions and improve retention of mothers and infants along the PMTCT cascade.

  • Two options for PMTCT are being implemented in the province; Option A and Option B+.

  • This was a result of expansion from 5 to 39 HFs providing this strategy, and increased technical assistance with a focus on supporting its implementation, as well as a visit from the central level which supported the organization of clinical charts, register books, “Folha Individual de Levantamento de Antiretrovirais” (▇▇▇▇▇) and strengthening the linkage between the pharmacy and the PMTCT service.

  • The CHASS N and Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) staff were part of the national PMTCT supervision visit to the follow up of implementation of Option B+ in Lago, Lichinga City and Mandimba health centers.

  • A need therefore exists to improve clinical care by strengthening the existing child survival programmes adopted by the health sector, including the Community Health Worker (CHW) programme, the Integrated Nutrition Programme; Expanded Programme on Immunisaiton; Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT); Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI); Essential Drug List (EDL); and 10 steps for the management of severe malnutrition.

  • In the cases of PMTCT, TB and CCR patients, the return rates of patients LTFU were also significantly high (between 88% and 98%).

  • In the screen above, the user has completed a quantification for PMTCT using the Demo- graphic and Morbidity, Service Statistics, and Target methodologies.