It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to prevent mother-to-child transmission? In the first half of this year, 232 babies were born with HIV in South Africa’s Gauteng region, which includes...
Mapule Radebe holds her baby Minehle at Nkosi’s Haven, a home that assists women with HIV, in Johannesburg , Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Mapule Radebe sits with her daughter Morello, right, and baby Minehle at Nkosi’s Haven, a home that assists women with HIV, in Johannesburg , Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. People queue at a government-run health clinic where free HIV testing and treatment is available, in Pretoria , South Africa , Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV globally remains a concern for UNAIDS, which estimates there are 120,000 new infections annually in children aged 14 years and younger around the world, while over 1.3 million children are living with HIV.. About 12.7% of its population, or about 7.9 million people, live with HIV. The country has about 150,000 new infections every year.
At least 55 of the babies born were delivered in Johannesburg, which has 125 of the clinics, and 39 were born in Pretoria, which has 24 of the clinics. “We have services. It is free. Please come and present so that we can assist you and prevent this in the future,” she said.
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