There has been remarkable progress in some countries in providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to pregnant women living with HIV. By the end of 2021, 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa reached the target of 95% ART coverage in pregnant women, and Botswana had the first high prevalence African country to be validated as being on the path to…, In addition, challenges with the quality of care persist, with poor uptake of testing, gaps in ART initiation, low retention rates and poor adherence to HIV treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown us further off track – between 2019 and 2021, ART coverage among pregnant and breastfeeding women declined in some countries., Multilayered advocacy is key too to sustain and increase public and private sector investments., A key tool to enhance the work of the Alliance will be robust, multilayered advocacy, at global and national levels to sustain and increase public and private sector investments, build political will, mobilize resources, help to change laws and policies that are barriers to care, sensitize communities, and promote the role of networks of PLHIV.…
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