The implementation of the 2013 World Health Organization Option B+ recommendations for
HIV treatment during pregnancy has helped drive significant progress in achieving universal …

Point-of-care testing for EID, including for birth testing, should be widely implemented to
complement laboratory-based testing in high-burden countries. Most of the current barriers …

Abstract Background With Universal Health Coverage and Integrated People-centred Health
Care, streamlined health-systems and respectful care are necessary. South Africa has made …

Background Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) following diagnosis of HIV infection at
birth is an emerging area of paediatric HIV care. We present outcomes of HIV-infected …

Introduction To strengthen the early infant diagnosis (EID) programmes and timeously
identify and treat HIV‐infected infants, birth HIV‐PCR for some/all infants has been …

Purpose The Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) maternal HIV cohort
originated from data systems that were developed to support HIV-related birth care and track …

The global impact of the scale‐up HIV testing and treatment has been impressive. In 2015,
approximately 60% of people with HIV worldwide were aware of their status [1]. As a result …

Background. Currently there is no unique patient identification system in the South African
public health sector. Therefore, routine laboratory data cannot effectively be de-duplicated …

Background: Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected infants is
strongly recommended but diagnostic confirmation is important as committing children to life …

Background: Expanded access to HIV antiretrovirals has dramatically reduced mother-to-
child transmission of HIV. However, there is increasing concern around false-positive HIV …