Factsheets on the status of national PMTCT responses in the most affected countries.

Each of these 22 country-specific factsheets sets out strategic information on the state of PMTCT service-delivery and policy development, while also highlighting bottlenecks that must be tackled to reach national targets.

Angola

Country Situation

Adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49) in Angola, estimated 2.0% in 2009, has been declining over the past decade[1]. Between 2009 and 2010, the number of new HIV infections among children has remained stable at 5,300 per year. HIV prevalence among pregnant women was 2.0% in 2009[3], and there are an estimated 16,000 pregnant women living with HIV in Angola.

Angola first initiated PMTCT services in 2004 and by 2010 these services were available in 111 (68%) of the country’s 164 districts[7].

Angola has partially adopted the WHO 2010 guidelines on ARVs for PMTCT with provision of Option A and has developed a National Plan for Elimination of MTCT.

Link to Angola_National eMTCT Plan_2012.

Link to the Angola Ministry of Health.

Download the Factsheet PMTCT-Factsheet-Angola-1