CONCERN OVER HIV INFECTION AMONG NEW-BORNS IN TSHWANE

Thu 11 July 2024:

The ongoing increase in HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in the Tshwane District has drawn concern from the City of Tshwane’s Health Department, SABC News reported.

According to the City, during the first half of this year, 232 babies in Gauteng tested positive for HIV; nearly 40 of them were from Tshwane.a

The City of Tshwane’s Grandi Theunissen, “The City of Tshwane Health Department offers mother, women, child health and nutrition programmes at its 24 primary healthcare clinics. These programmes seek to contribute towards the reduction of maternal and child morbidity and mortality by ensuring that clinics offer quality services. Key focus areas under this programme include, among others, basic antenatal care and prevention of MTCT transmission.”

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In June, the South African National Aids Council (SANAC) expressed concern about the pace at which the country is dealing with HIV infections in children.

South Africa, together with 11 other countries, is a signatory to the Global Alliance to end the pandemic in children by 2030.

According to SANAC, each year, there is an estimated 50 000 new HIV infections among children and adolescents in the country.

The Global Alliance and SANAC were hosting a dialogue in Cape Town, to decrease these numbers by providing support, education, and resources, to teen mothers.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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