
WHO regional technical consultation on monitoring progress and supporting capacity building to validate dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis: 17−18 December 2015, Astana, Kazakhstan: report / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Tác giả : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 2016
Chủ đề : 1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. 2. Guideline. 3. Health Policy. 4. HIV Infections. 5. HIV Testing. 6. International Cooperation. 7. Technical documents.
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Tóm tắt : | 48 p. Globally the commitment to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis has been strengthening. In June 2011, a Global Plan towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children and Keeping Their Mothers Alive was launched, led by UNAIDS, co-convened by the World Health Organization and UNICEF and in collaboration with an additional 25 agencies. Given the types of interventions necessary to prevent the mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in pregnancy, a dual approach towards eliminating the infections in infants. In 2012, a technical consultation aimed to reach consensus on the criteria and processes that should be used to validating country achievements towards the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV ans syphilis. Following this consultation, the “Global Guidance on Criteria and Process for Validation of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis” was issued. To continue progress and endorse the validation framework for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis in Europe and Central Asia, the WHO in partnership with UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, and key partners convened a technical consultation on EMTCT of HIV and syphilis in December 2015. The meeting took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on December 17 and 18, 2015 and aimed to review progress towards elimination validation, share experiences within the Region and obtain feedback on the validation tools from Member States. The presentations, discussions and key recommendations and conclusions from the consultation are presented in this report. |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/372177 |