[The UN Millennium Project; especially the prevention and treatment of the HIV-virus and AIDS in order to reduce child and maternal mortality].

Abstract

Reducing child and maternal mortality are important UN Millennium Development Goals. The AIDS epidemic, which is targeted in another Millennium Development Goal, has a negative influence on child and maternal health. Although on a mondial level, the influence of HIV/AIDS on child and maternal mortality appears to be slight, HIV/AIDS constitutes a significant factor in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the Netherlands, the introduction of aggressive antiretroviral therapy has reduced the chance of vertical transmission to < 1%. In low-wage countries, financial means and political commitment for similar handling are lacking. Possible strategies for the prevention of vertical transmission for these countries are as follows: multivitamin supplements during pregnancy, prophylaxis against opportune infections with cotrimoxazol, a vaginal douche with chlorhexidine for cases where the membranes have ruptured more than 4 hours previously, and a single dose of nevirapine.

• Authors: J van Dillen, J Stekelenburg, J van Roosmalen
• Journal: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd) Vol. 150 Issue 25 Pg. 1413-7 (Jun 24 2006) ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands
• Vernacular Title: Het Millennium-project van de Verenigde Naties; in het bijzonder preventie en behandeling van hiv-infectie en aids om kinder- en moedersterfte te reduceren.
• PMID: 16841592 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-HIV Agents

Topics

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (drug therapy, mortality, prevention & control, transmission)
• Anti-HIV Agents (therapeutic use)
• Female
• HIV Infections (drug therapy, mortality, prevention & control, transmission)
• Humans
• Infant Mortality
• Infant, Newborn
• Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical (prevention & control)
• Maternal Mortality
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Infectious (drug therapy, mortality, prevention & control)