Thailand now free of mother-to-baby HIV transmission
Thailand first in Asia to achieve milestone of freeing infants of mother-child HIV transmission, dropping from 10.3% in 2003 to 1.91% in 2015.
Thailand first in Asia to achieve milestone of freeing infants of mother-child HIV transmission, dropping from 10.3% in 2003 to 1.91% in 2015.
HEALTHCARE
Thailand now free of mother-to-baby HIV transmission
8/06/2016
Online Reporters
The red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. (Source: Wikipedia)
Thailand has been officially certified free of the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mothers to their children.
Thailand is the first country in Asia and among the first in the world where the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV has fallen below 2 per cent.
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is considered to be effectively eliminated for a country when the rate of transmission falls below 2%, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines.
Making this success sustainable, however, will remain a challenge and will require good leadership and management, as well as strong collaboration across sectors such as the healthcare sector and the private sector and the public sector (government).
DECADE OF SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS
Two decades ago, globally about one in three children whose mothers had HIV were born with HIV.
In Thailand over the last decade or so, there has been a huge decline in the mother-child HIV transmission rate from 10.3% in 2003 to 1.91% in 2015.
Thailand is the first country in Asia to achieve what was deemed an impossible milestone at that time - freeing infants of HIV as well as syphilis.
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDES MIGRANT WORKERS IS KEY
“Thailand is one of only a few countries that have broadened universal healthcare to include migrant workers, making prevention of mother-to-child transmission affordable for everyone,” according to Dr Daniel Kertesz, WHO representative to Thailand.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS
The Wikipedia article has a video that gives a good quick overview of the disease, two presentation slides of which are presented below (see here)
HIV/AIDS transmission & treatment, basic facts (Source: Wikipedia)
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1004281/mother-to-baby-hiv-transmission-wiped-out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS
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