PMTCT - Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Feb 25, 2025 | News
The global effort to end vertical HIV transmission and improve maternal and child health has taken a bold step forward with the launch of the HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE). As part of this new initiative, ICAP at Columbia University,...
Jul 22, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Laurinda, a 39-year-old mother of nine, faced a dramatic challenge when she discovered she was HIV-positive while four months pregnant with twins. Originally from Huambo province, Laurinda was living in Luanda, Angola’s capital, when she was first diagnosed with HIV...
Dec 19, 2023 | News
Ten years ago, 32-year-old single mother Musangu Kandanda had already begun breastfeeding her first child when she learned she was HIV-positive. After confirming through HIV testing that Musangu’s daughter had also acquired the virus, the Lubosi Health Center in...
Jul 19, 2023 | Stories from the Field
Maria Isabel Rodriguez has been a nurse at CMI Benguela health facility in Benguela province, Angola, for 12 years. Support from ICAP at Columbia University, she said, has not just changed, but transformed client-centered care over her more-than-a-decade tenure. “I...
Feb 27, 2023 | Events, Webinars