Publications on Children
Background:
- Comprehensive PMTCT service started in Nepal in February 2005.
- Community-based PMTCT (CB-PMTCT) program is expanded in 55 districts (Global Fund: 32 districts, UNICEF: 14 districts and GoN: 9 districts) where HIV screening and counseling is done among every ANC visitors at the district.
- Free ARV drugs are available from 65 ART sites in 59 districts from where HIV-positive mothers can receive treatment.
- Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) service is available for babies born to the HIV-positive mothers.
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health is fully aligned with the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) movement and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. We share a vision of a world in which every woman, child and adolescent in every setting realises their rights to physical and mental health and well-being, has social and economic opportunities and is able to participate fully in shaping prosperous and sustainable societies. Collectively, we have the knowledge, the tools, and the capability to achieve this vision.