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PMTCT program seeks to empower women of reproductive age living with or at risk of HIV through services meant to maintain their health and stop the transmission of HIV virus to the unborn child. This is offered before conception, throughout ...
Prevention Methods
Abstain- effective way to avoid STIs is avoiding sex. Stay with one uninfected partner. Wait & test- with a new partner test prior engaging sexually. Get vaccinated in the clinic to protect yourself from STIs. Use condoms consistently and correctly. ...
HIV
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). There is currently no effective cure. Once people get HIV, they have it for life. ...
Treatment of HIV
The treatment for HIV is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART involves taking a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV treatment regimen) every day. ART is recommended for everyone who has HIV. People with HIV should start taking HIV ...
STI's/ STD's Prevention
STDs/STIs are generally acquired by having a sexual contact with an infected person. STIs/STDs are caused by organisms (bacteria, virus and parasites) that may pass from person to another in blood, semen or vaginal and other bodily fluids. STIs do ...