What steps has the Government of India taken to ensure that all HIV positive pregnant mothers avail the benefits of this programme?
Ans. The Government is in the process of scaling up the PMTCT programme in phases so as to first provide PMTCT services in the high prevalence states, and thereafter the low prevalence states. Training of PMTCT teams from the 81 medical college hospitals has been completed. Training for the 155 district hospitals of the high prevalence states, and the 79 medical colleges of the low prevalence states will be completed by the end of 2002. Infrastructure strengthening and capacity building with the appointment of a counsellor and a laboratory technician is in progress.
Ans. The Government is in the process of scaling up the PMTCT programme in phases so as to first provide PMTCT services in the high prevalence states, and thereafter the low prevalence states. Training of PMTCT teams from the 81 medical college hospitals has been completed. Training for the 155 district hospitals of the high prevalence states, and the 79 medical colleges of the low prevalence states will be completed by the end of 2002. Infrastructure strengthening and capacity building with the appointment of a counsellor and a laboratory technician is in progress. Q. What is the Governments stand on breast feeding in case of HIV positive mothers? Ans. Best practice as recommended by UNICEF and supported by NACO is practiced. Messages will be consistent with the related programme of RCH. Every effort should be made to promote exclusive breast feeding up to four months in HIV positive mothers followed by weaning, and complete stoppage of breast feeding at 6 months in order to restrict
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