Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
As part of new initiatives aimed at further deepening efforts at eradicating mother-to-child transmission of the deadly HIV virus, the United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) has started organising ‘Baby Shower Programme’ where many pregnant women gather to celebrate and receive medical care preparatory to child delivery.
The Baby Shower Programme is a U.S. CDC-supported initiative geared towards preventing the transmission of HIV from mothers to their unborn children
It is also known as the “Congregational Approach” to prevention of mother-to-child transmission.
Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, the Baby Shower Programme Manager, Dr. Timothy Efuntoye, said the initiative involved layering health services, including HIV testing, on to religious celebrations through a coordinated gatekeeper.
He said that the idea behind the initiative is to use the Baby Shower event to draw pregnant women to…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
