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.

Burundi

Country Situation

HIV prevalence among adults (ages 15-49) in Burundi, estimated at 3.3% in 2009, has been declining over the past decade[1]. HIV prevalence is generally higher among displaced populations, compared to the general population, and also in urban areas compared to rural areas[8]. HIV prevalence among pregnant women (2.6%) is slightly lower than the prevalence in the general adult population (3.3%).

Only one in three ANC facilities offered PMTCT in 2010[2]. Burundi also has a high maternal mortality ratio (800/100,000 in 2010), which may be linked to the low rates of skilled attendance at delivery (60%)[9].

Burundi has adopted WHO Option B regimen for prophylaxis and a costed national MTCT of HIV elimination plan (2011-2015) is under development[8].

Link to Burundi Ministry of Health.

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