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Saving Mothers, Saving Families : The MTCT-Plus Initiative case Study

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HIVAIDS
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The MTCT-Plus Initiative was conceived in 2001 as a response to the five-point Call to Action on HIV/AIDS issued by Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General. Designed to increase access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in resource-limited settings, the Initiative built on the dramatic changes that had taken place in the preceding year. Burgeoning political support for HIV/AIDS treatment following the XIII International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa in 2000 had culminated in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS in 2001

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African CDC 130 0 Public Health Resources Technical Report Health Systems HIVAIDS World Health Organisation
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