Uganda
Country Situation
Adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49) in Uganda, estimated at 6.5% in 2009, has remained relatively stable over the last decade[1]. HIV prevalence among pregnant women of all ages (6.1%) is comparable to the general adult population. In 2011, there were approximately 96,700 HIV-infected pregnant women and, in 2010, 7% of under-5 mortality was due to HIV[7]. Between 2009 and 2011, Uganda experienced a 25% decline in the number of new paediatric HIV infections – from 27,300 to 20,600[3].
In 2010, PMTCT services were available in 81% of ANC facilities in Uganda[8]. Although HIV testing coverage among pregnant women increased from 18% in 2005 to 63% in 2010[9], it is still low. In 2011, only 50% of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) in Uganda received efficacious ARV regimens for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV[3], and only 22% children born to PWLHIV received ARVs for PMTCT in 2010[9].
Uganda has developed a costed PMTCT scale up plan (2010-2015) and has adopted WHO Option A regimen for prophylaxis[10].
Link to the Uganda Ministry of Health.
