HIV and Infant Feeding. Revised Principles and Recommendations. Rapid Advice. 1/12/09

Authors: World Health Organization
Number of pages: 28
Publication date: 2009
Languages: English
ISBN: 9789241598873

On 30 November, the eve of World AIDS Day, the WHO released new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, based on the latest scientific evidence.

The new recommendations call for earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults and adolescents, the delivery of more patient-friendly antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), and prolonged use of ARVs to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. And, for the first time, WHO recommends that HIV-positive mothers or their infants take ARVs while breastfeeding to prevent

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