Pictured above is the Nata Clinic PMTCT (Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission) lay counselor Kehumile Bananne. Kehumile has been with the PMTCT program from it's inception and has administered the HIV/AIDS rapid test 1000's of times. Just this year alone she tested over 800 people. Kehumile tests all the pregnant women in Nata and ensures that they enroll in the PMTCT program. She is posing with a copy of the Daily News which outlines the success of the program nationwide. Of the pregnant women who are HIV positive, we now have 96% of their children being born HIV negative. This is up from 60% just 5 years ago. It's an amazing success story and we are proud of Kehumile for the part she played in it. Pregnant women, who are HIV positive, start taking AZT at 24 weeks and then medication is given during labor and to the child right after birth. This program has been instrumental in giving children born to HIV positive mothers a chance at a healthy life.
Pictured above is the Nata Clinic PMTCT (Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission) lay counselor Kehumile Bananne. Kehumile has been with the PMTCT program from it's inception and has administered the HIV/AIDS rapid test 1000's of times. Just this year alone she tested over 800 people. Kehumile tests all the pregnant women in Nata and ensures that they enroll in the PMTCT program. She is posing with a copy of the Daily News which outlines the success of the program nationwide. Of the pregnant women who are HIV positive, we now have 96% of their children being born HIV negative. This is up from 60% just 5 years ago. It's an amazing success story and we are proud of Kehumile for the part she played in it. Pregnant women, who are HIV positive, start taking AZT at 24 weeks and then medication is given during labor and to the child right after birth. This program has been instrumental in giving children born to HIV positive mothers a chance at a healthy life.