Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT)

Over more than a decade, the world has made considerable progress in reaching women with services to reduce vertical transmission of HIV. Most countries have adopted lifelong ART to “treat all” pregnant women, regardless of their CD4 count, as part of a public health approach and one of the key objectives to achieve the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV. Yet, results of efforts to reduce the number of new paediatric HIV infections have fallen short against the 2020 Start Free target, among others; the goal of ending HIV and AIDS in children remains elusive.

Marked inequalities and diverse epidemic trends affect progress in the HIV response in Asia and the Pacific. The HIV epidemic in the region disproportionately affects people from key populations, especially young people (aged 15–24 years), and their sexual partners. Download the regional factsheet to find out the most up-to-date HIV info, data and analysis.

UNAIDS new Global AIDS Update report shows 29.8 million of the 39 million [33.1 million–45.7 million] people living with HIV globally are receiving life-saving treatment. An additional 1.6 million people received HIV treatment in each of 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The monitoring tool is divided into two parts. The first part addresses epidemiological trends in mother-to-child transmission in prison, with a view to collecting the epidemiological data needed to monitor progress towards the global targets on prevention of mother-to-child transmission.

The webinar provides a technical brief on the new global guidance on validation of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, syphilis & Hepatitis B (usually known as the Orange Book), and introducing the new EMTCT webpage on AIDS Data Hub website.

Launch video of AIDS Data Hub new webpage on Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B in Asia and the Pacific.