Abstract
Scaling up of elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV programme in Sri Lanka
Highlights
The elimination of mother to child transmission (EMTCT) ofHIV is considered a realistic public health goal
Sri Lanka has satisfactory maternal and child health services with more than 99% of antenatal population receiving antenatal care and delivering in health care institutions
prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) services were offered to pregnant women identified as having HIV since 2002, these services were limited to few areas as only a low percentage of pregnant women were screened for HIV
Summary
The elimination of mother to child transmission (EMTCT) ofHIV is considered a realistic public health goal. Sri Lanka has satisfactory maternal and child health services with more than 99% of antenatal population receiving antenatal care and delivering in health care institutions. Sri Lanka commenced PMTCT of syphilis programme in 1952 and had completed more than 50 years by 2014.
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