AFRO-NETS> Save children from HIV, but mothers?

[Johanne Sundby <johanne.sundby@samfunnsmed.uio.no>]

Save children from HIV, but mothers?
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> 'Monumental' HIV/AIDS Study in Botswana Will Use Two-Pronged 
> Approach to Preventing Vertical Transmission

  - but what about the mothers?

I very much appreciate the efforts to improve - by all means - the 
success of antiretroviral treatment to prevent Mother to Child Trans-
mission of HIV. The issue of research into a good infant breastfeed-
ing policy for HIV positive mothers is very important, too. But on 
hearing the news from Botswana, I have to once again raise the issue: 
are we leaving the mothers alone in this effort to save their chil-
dren? I am sure most mothers do want to live long enough to see their 
children grow. And mothers' care is the best life insurance for new-
borns and toddlers. When will these new drug trials supply even moth-
ers with effective life preserving drugs? Is it ethical not to do 
this? What are your opinions out there?

Dr. Johanne Sundby, OB/GYN, PhD 
University of Oslo, Norway
mailto:johanne.sundby@samfunnsmed.uio.no

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