Experts advocate prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Experts in the health sector have called for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria.

They include representatives from the Centre for Integrated Health Programs, the National AIDS and STI Control Program of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria.

A statement released to The PUNCH on Saturday said the group unveiled a Baby Shower Toolkit in Lagos.

The event, titled ‘Dissemination of the Toolkit for the implementation of Baby Showers in Congregational Settings for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV,’ was hosted by the CIHP.

Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Integrated Health Programs, Dr Bola Oyeledun, explained that the innovative Baby Shower Toolkit initiative utilises the influence of religious institutions in educating expectant…