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PRNewswire - November 30, 2007
NEW YORK, November 30 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU REPORT BROUGHT TO YOU BY ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION.
EVERY DAY, SOME 1,500 CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE INFECTED WITH HIV - THE MAJORITY THROUGH MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION. ON WORLD AIDS DAY, THE ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION IS CALLING FOR ACTION TO REDUCE MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION.
PAM BARNES, PRESIDENT, ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION:
"We know how to prevent HIV-positive mothers from passing the AIDS virus to their babies during pregnancy and childbirth. But we are not using that knowledge. Millions of mothers and babies are not getting the life saving help they need. If we want to eradicate AIDS, that needs to change."
PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO CHILD TRANSMISSION PROGRAMS PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEYOND PREVENTING HIV.
JAMES CAAN IS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF THESE PROGRAMS:
"By enrolling women in services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, we also increase the likelihood that they will seek follow-up care and monitoring of their HIV status for themselves and their children."
FOR MORE, VISIT WWW.PEDAIDS.ORG.
I'M CHRISTIANE ARBESU.
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