UNICEF and Ciheb Rwanda Partner to Address HIV in Young Women and Children
UNICEF and Ciheb Rwanda are partnering to train and mentor healthcare providers in Rwanda and build local capacity in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. The 12-month “Partnership to Implement Quality Improvement Strategy in PMTCT” project will integrate continuous quality improvement (CQI) strategies at 18 healthcare facilities in Rwanda’s capital, the City of Kigali. The project is being implemented in cooperation with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre HIV Prevention Unit, the Rwanda Ministry of Health, and the City of Kigali Public Health and Environment Department.
The project aims to lower maternal-to-child transmission of HIV; eliminate new pediatric HIV infections; and improve maternal, newborn, and child health and survival in the context of HIV. The CQI interventions will focus on pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, including adolescent and young and single mothers and their babies and partners and children aged 2-18 who were born to HIV positive women enrolled in an HIV treatment program.