Monitoring effectiveness of programmes to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in lower-income countries

• Main Authors: Elizabeth M Stringer (Author), Benjamin H Chi (Author), Namwinga Chintu (Author), Tracy L Creek (Author), Didier K Ekouevi (Author), David Coetzee (Author), Pius Tih (Author), Andrew Boulle (Author), Francois Dabis (Author), Nathan Shaffer (Author), Catherine M Wilfert (Author), Jeffrey SA Stringer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ambitious goals for paediatric AIDS control have been set by various international bodies, including a 50% reduction in new paediatric infections by 2010. While these goals are clearly appropriate in their scope, the lack of clarity and consensus around how to monitor the effectiveness of programmes...