The RHSP supports national and global efforts towards virtual elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (zero new infections among children born to HIV positive Mothers).
Services supported include:
- improving access and utilization of PMTCT services
- support all PMTCT sites in the district through provider training and providing of the necessary logistics
- supporting intensive M&E activities including joint quarterly support supervision and mentorships
- Maintenance of routine testing and re-testing of all pregnant and lactating mothers
- Provision of ARVs using Option B+ and “Test and Treat” approaches
- Family support groups
- dry blood Sample collection
- transportation through the Laboratory hub system and results transmission for Early Infant Diagnosis(EID)
- and continuous quality improvement to accelerate progress towards zero new infections among the children.