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The issue of transmission of HIV from mother to child and its potential impact on communities has become a critical concern for the Caribbean territories. This track presents the status of current research on mother-to-child transmission (vertical transmission, perinatal transmission) globally, with a special focus on the Caribbean region. It includes the factors associated with transmission and prevention and successful intervention models both within and beyond countries of the Caribbean.

This track also highlights regional interventions to reduce perinatal transmission, plans for scaling up the response, alternatives to breastfeeding, and the integration of care for mothers and young children. Prevention and intervention models that have been successfully implemented in the different Caribbean countries will be presented.

At the conclusion of the track’s sessions, participants should be able to:

• Understand the factors associated with perinatal HIV transmission
  
  

• Identify different interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission, including antiretroviral treatment, infant formula, and delivery options
  
  

• Understand the efficacy of diverse intervention models implemented in the Caribbean region
  
  

• Discuss plans for advancement and acceleration of the implementation of interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission in the different countries in the region  

• State of the Art in Research on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission
• Models of Care in Vertical Transmission
• Integration of Reproductive Health Strategies in the Reduction of HIV
• Transmission
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