The Prevention of Mother to Child HIV/AIDS transmission in Africa

African United Partnerships will affect hospitals in Africa strategically located in 4 health districts (Buea, Tiko, Kumba and Tombel), of the Southwest province of Cameroon. By starting training programs and implementing new standards when dealing with pregnant patients, we can greatly increase preventing mother to child transmission (PMTCT). By determining if a pregnant woman has AIDS/HIV staff can begin treatment to reduce the risk of spreading it to their child.

How AUP Prevents Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of AIDS/HIV
By working with 12 facilities strategically located in Africa, we can train staff with practices that screen pregnant women for AIDS/HIV, and begin prevention of spreading it to their child.

Strong and consistent research findings indicate that, even without using antiretroviral medications, pre and postnatal services can reduce vertical transmission by as much as 20% if effective Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), elective caesarean section, and appropriate child feeding advice are provided, while avoiding invasive obstetric procedures like episiotomy and early rupture of membranes. The effectiveness of pMTCT rises above 20% if drugs like niverapine or AZT are associated. Training staff to ensure/implement these 'simple' but effective MTCT preventive measures is a necessary first step to achieving a reduction in transmission.

Strong and consistent research findings indicate that, even without using antiretroviral medications, pre and postnatal services can reduce vertical transmission by as much as 20% if effective VCT, elective caesarean section, and appropriate child feeding advice are provided, while avoiding invasive obstetric procedures like episiotomy and early rupture of membranes. The effectiveness of pMTCT rises above 20% if drugs like niverapine or AZT are associated. Training staff to ensure/implement these 'simple' but effective MTCT preventive measures is a necessary first step to achieving a reduction in transmission.

These dramatic results show why it is crucial that people donate to this project.

African United Partnerships and Africa As One have a new project and needs the help of fellow bloggers. Our goal is to save 200 children's lives in Africa by preventing the transmission of AIDS/HIV from mother to child. To do this, we need your help by blogging and spreading the word about this cause.

The Project

AUP is working with 12 pre and post natal health services in Africa. These services handle an activity volume of about 3000 pre- and postnatal cases per year and this clientele is 95% composed of the poor and vulnerable. By training workers with measures to prevent mother to child transmission (pMTCT), we can reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS up to 35-50%. Just $33 can save a child's life. The target of this project is to save 200 lives by October 11th. To do so, we need to raise $6,000. We can do this with your help.

More information on the project can be found at http://africanunitedpartnerships.org/pmtct_project.html.

How Fellow Bloggers Can Help

Write a blog post about the project, and why people should help out by donating. Having other blogger friends? Spread the love to them so they can join in writing as well. The main site for our organization is at africanunitedpartnerships.org.

Our Thanks To You

As our thanks and appreciation to you, the person who writes the best posts, (voted on by fellow bloggers) will receive a $50 gas card and a post on our site, blog.africanunitedpartnerships.com, as a featured contributor to our cause. Please be sure to tag us in your post and join our group so we know to add you to the project for voting.