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From:	Adeyemo Gabriel [ profile ]
Subject:	Three-drug ART reduces HIV transmission risk
Sent:	Jan 21st, 2011 - 18:49:56

	Date: 13 January 2011 Source:* MedPage Today* AUTHOR: Michael Smith http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/24327 In many parts of the world, the standard for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a short course of a single anti-retroviral drug. But a large randomized trial in Africa showed that full-scale anti-retroviral therapy with three drugs reduces the risk of passing on the virus even further, researchers reported online in The Lancet. A year after birth, children born to mothers given triple-drug therapy were 43% less likely to have HIV than children of women given standard prophylaxis, according to Timothy Farley, PhD, of the World Health Organization, and colleagues in the Kesho Bora Study Group. The results of the study (and others) were the basis of a 2009 decision by the WHO to revise its international guidelines for anti-retroviral use by pregnant and breast-feeding women. The agency now recommends maternal triple prophylaxis -- starting from the second trimester of pregnancy until all exposure to breast milk has ended -- even if the woman is not yet eligible for the therapy for her own health. This article is a very interesting one on prevention science. To read more, please click the above link. -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Adeyemo Damilare Gabriel Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.tigweb.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of more than 4,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 150 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers.

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