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Expanding access to good practices on Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EMTCT) through SSC
The Community of Practice on South-South Cooperation for Children (CoP-SSC4C), a joint initiative by UNICEF, UNOSSC and IPC-IG, is organizing its fourth thematic webinar. The objective of this event is to discuss and share ideas on how we can increase access to successful EMTCT practices through South-South Cooperation.
As targets of SDG3, to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 and the elimination of HIV and other communicable diseases should remain priorities on the agenda for global health development. Over 90% of new HIV infections among infants and young children occur through MTCT. Successful practices of EMTCT have managed to reduce the transmission risk from 20-45% to less than 2%.
The aim of this webinar is to present and discuss ways to expand the access to knowledge and experiences of EMTCT through SSC. By means of knowledge exchange and sharing good practices, SSC can be used as a vehicle to reach the SDG targets and improve health development in countries of the Global South.
Become a member of socialprotection.org and join the CoP-SSC4C Online Community to find a repository of good and promising practices in delivering the SDGs for children through South-South Cooperation.
Presenters:
Dr. Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, UNICEF HIV/AIDS, NYHQ
Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk, Director of Health Promotion Regional Center, Department of Health, MoPH, Thailand
Dr. Anita Suleiman, Head of HIV/STI/Hepatitis C Sector, Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Dr. Mariame Sylla, Chief, Health and Nutrition, Programme Section, UNICEF South Africa
Discussant:
Dr. Melanie Taylor, Medical Officer, World Health Organization
Moderator:
Ms. Laurie Gulaid, Senior Health Specialist, UNICEF ESARO
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