To review the existing experience in prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Georgia the comprehensive PMTCT state program was started in 2005. Georgia was the first among the former Soviet Countries that ensured the universal access to PMTCT throughout the Country. According to the National PMTCT protocol, all pregnant women are offered Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV infection at Women Health Centers, maternity hospitals, and regional hospitals of Georgia.
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September 2008
Objective: The objective of this paper is to review experience in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Georgia.
Background: PMTCT is one of the strategic priorities in Georgia. The first case of HIV infection in pregnant women was reported in 1999.