Presentations from the symposium “Children and HIV: Closing the Gap – Ending vertical transmission through community action,” Washington, D.C, USA, July 20-21 2012

Presentations are listed below in alphabetical order by last name of presenter. All files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format.


Bachman, Gretchen
How Early Childhood Development Can Support a Pathway to Better Health Outcomes for Mothers and their Young Children


Bachman, Gretchen & Moran, Mary
Integrating Early Childhood Development into PMTCT Services


Benon, Orach Odora & Bormann, Sita Michael
Prevention of mother-to-child-transmission in a Positive Prevention (PHDP) context among youth in Northern Uganda


Betsch, Carol
Traditional Midwives Training in Health Reproduction and HIV Prevention in the North West of Cote d’Ivoire


Chandisarewa, Winfreda
Promoting the rights of infants and young children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS – Experience from urban Zimbabwe


Chikwinya, B.J.L. et al
Strengthening District Capacity to Rapidly Scale Up PMTCT Services in Zimbabwe – The District Focal Person Approach


Desmond, Chris
The Cost of Inaction – The Global Economics of Community Action to End Vertical Transmission of HIV


Gwarinda, Shunga
Harnessing community capacities – integration & scale-up of the Mentor Mother Model


Igboekwu, Chukwumuanya
Using Mobile Clinics and Referral Support to Increase Access to PMTCT Services for Women and Children in rural Mashegu, Niger State


Irakoze, Ange Anitha
Family Centered Approach in PMTCT Program, Rwanda, 2005-2011


Kariuki, Roman
Youth At Entrance


Kellerman, Scott at al
Evaluating the Impact of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Malawi


Kiragu, Karusa
Promising practices in community engagement


Kujinga, Tapiwanashe
Community Mobilisation for PMTCT in Zimbabwe


Lee, Stephen
Ending Vertical Transmission through Community Action


Luo, Chewe (presented by René Ekpini)
Ending Vertical Transmission of HIV through Community Action


Management Sciences for Health
Use of community referral networks in increasing access to HIV testing and counseling


Moran, Mary A.
Holistic ECD – Effective Models and Their Importance


Mtambalike, Tatu
Improving the continuum of care by promoting male involvement in PMTCT in Nzega District, Tanzania


Muffih, Tih Pius
CBCHS PMTCT Program


Mushavi, Angela
Zimbabwe’s Efforts to Scale Up and Integrate Community Support With Medical Services to End Vertical Transmission


Mwangi, Anne Wangechi
Uptake of HIV Testing by male partners of Antenatal mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi


Nakabugo, Goretti
Peer Support Groups for HIV+ Adolescents – A key Strategy to Address Vertical Transmission – A Case of TASO, Uganda


Ngongo, Ngashi
Ending mother to child transmission through community action


Nsanzimana, Sabin et al
Evolution of the PCR-DBS in the PMTCT program in Rwanda (2007-2011)


Nyirenda, Maynard
Improvement of PMTCT through Combined Therapy and Physical Tracking


O’Brien, Philip D.
Ending Vertical Transmission Through Community Support


Okatcha, Kathleen & Danda, Simon O.
Not Just Mothers engaging other Caregivers in ending Vertical Transmission in Budalang’i Division, Busia District, Western Kenya


Omotoso, Olokunle
Increasing Access to and Uptake of HIV Testing, Counseling and PMTCT Services among Women in Purdah in Resource-Limited Settings of North East Nigeria


Onyango, Topista Auma
Not Just Mothers – Engaging HIV positive mothers and traditional


Pasada, Daniel Magesa
The Role of Community Mom to Mom Volunteers in Bringing More Pregant Women and Lactating Mothers to PMTCT Services


Phelps, B. Ryan
Community interventions and PMTCT – the other “p”


Positive Action for Children Fund
Role of Community in eMTCT


Richardson, Jeff
Scaling up PMTCT to Turn the Tide on Pediatric HIV Infections


Riba, Velephi
Making it Personal – An approach to sexuality, gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights for HIV prevention


Rollins, Nigel
The case for community action in ending vertical transmission of HIV


Shadaya, Fortunate
HIV Testing and Treatment for Children – Involving Communities and Families


Schroeder, Andrew & Lee, Stephen
Mapping the Global Determine PMTCT Donation Program


Sinkala, Moses
CMMB’S Community Action in Closing the Gap


Vitillo, Robert J.
Where is the child in the campaigns to end vertical transmission, what will happen to us now


Were, Edwin
Increasing Uptake of PMTCT in Western Kenya Using Client-Initiated and Provider-Initiated Counseling and Testing