Document 1897
 DOCN  M94A1897
 TI    Perinatal HIV/AIDS: a new challenge for MCH services in Africa.
 DT    9412
 AU    Shoaib IM; Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Public
       Health,; Egypt.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):426 (abstract no. PD0314). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370678
 AB    Nearly 90% of the projected HIV infections and AIDS cases for the
       present decade will occur in developing countries of Africa, Asia and
       Latin America. In sub-Saharan Africa, where over 8 million adults and
       one million children are already infected, the situation is disastrous.
       As many as one third of pregnant women attending MCH clinics in some
       cities are HIV-infected and similarly high rates are being seen outside
       cities as well. WHO currently projects that 5-10 million HIV-infected
       children will have been born in Africa by the year 2000. By 1995, the
       projected increase in paediatric AIDS deaths will begin to cancel out
       the hard-earned reduction in childhood mortality achieved by the once
       successful child-survival programmes. This paper discuss challenges
       placed by the AIDS epidemic on African MCH services systems already
       under tremendous financial strain, and recommend policies and strategies
       of HIV prevention for women and children including possible solutions
       for obstacles with supplies and logistics as well as reorganization of
       the present MCH services.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/
       TRANSMISSION  Adult  Africa/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Child  Community Health
       Services/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Developing Countries  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/TRANSMISSION  Infant, Newborn
       Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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