Zimbabwe
Country Situation
Adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49) in Zimbabwe, although still high, declined significantly from 23.7% in 2001 to 14.3% in 2009[1]. HIV prevalence among pregnant women is similar to the general adult population.
Facility coverage of PMTCT programming within ANC services is moderate (74%)[8]. HIV testing among pregnant women increased significantly from 29% in 2005 to 90% in 2010[9] and, in 2011, 78% of pregnant women living with HIV received ARVs for PMTCT[3]. Between 2009 and 2011, Zimbabwe has seen a 45% decline in the number of new paediatric HIV infections – from 17,700 to 9,700[3]. Coverage of early infant diagnosis (14%) was still very limited in 2010[9].
Zimbabwe has adopted WHO Option A regimen for prophylaxis, and a national PMTCT scale-up plan (2011- 2015) is in place[10]. Given the high level of ANC and skilled delivery coverage and the current performance of the PMTCT program, Zimbabwe is well placed to achieve Global Plan targets in 2015.
Link to the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health.
