title: Case Study: A Rapid Rollout of Universal Maternal HAART Improves Outcomes among HIV-Positive Women and Their Infants in Kenya.
abstract: Globally, countries have made significant achievements in reducing rates of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. In Kenya, MTCT rates were most recently estimated at 8%, with 220,000 children under 15 years of age living with HIV. In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for all HIV-infected pregnant and lactating women. APHIAPLUSKAMILI supported rollout of a county-level, targeted, rapid scale-up of HAART in 152 high-volume facilities in Kenya. A review and comparison of data from these facilities in 2013 and 2014 revealed a significant increase in the proportion of women started on HAART and a reduction in MTCT.
authors: Jhpiego, APHIAPLUSKAMILI, Embu, Kenya.
authors: Maxwell
authors: M
authors: Muganda
authors: Jhpiego, APHIAPLUSKAMILI, Embu, Kenya.
authors: Rosemary
authors: R
authors: Njogu
authors: Jhpiego, Embu, Kenya.
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Mutwiwa
authors: Ministry of Health, Tharaka Nithi, Kenya.
authors: Lucy
authors: L
authors: Kiraithe
authors: County AIDS Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Tharaka Nithi, Kenya.
authors: Edward
authors: E
authors: Munyi
authors: Jhpiego/APHIAPLUSKAMILI, Embu, Kenya.
authors: Leonard
authors: L
authors: Mulase
authors: Agreement Officer Representative, USAID, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: Stanley
authors: S
authors: Bii
authors: Country Director, Chief of Party, Jhpiego, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: Mildred
authors: M
authors: Mudany