National Guidelines

International guidance on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV should be adapted at the country level to ensure successful implementation within national programs. This section of the PMTCT Toolkit includes a series of tools from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to support country teams in adaptation and implementation of WHO recommendations in the four linked technical areas of:

antiretroviral drugs for treatment of pregnant women living with HIV and prevention of HIV infection in infants
infant and young child feeding in the context of HIV
antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in infants and children
antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents.

This section also includes illustrative national PMTCT guidelines from Ethiopia, South Africa, and Uganda that Ministries of Health and other stakeholders can use as a guide for developing their own national guidelines.

WHO Phase 1 Toolkit: Understanding the Revised WHO Recommendations and Supporting Their Adaptation Into National Guidelines

2010 | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Introduction |

Step 1: Understanding the Revised WHO Recommendations |

Step 2: Communications and Advocacy Planning |

Step 3: National Guideline Adaptation |

Step 4: Towards Meaningful Monitoring |

Step 5: Documentation and Knowledge Sharing |

Entire Phase 1 Toolkit (5 MB)

This toolkit supports country teams in adaptation and implementation of the revised World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations related to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The toolkit is organized into five steps that can be followed by technical partners to understand the revised WHO recommendations and provide technical guidance to countries in adapting the revised recommendations into national HIV guidelines and plans for their implementation.

2010 | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Introduction |

Tool Set 1: Revised National Guideline Implementation Planning Tools |

Tool Set 2: Program/ District Implementation Roll-Out Planning |

Tool Set 3: Costing Implementation of the Revised PMTCT Guidelines |

Tool Set 4: Site Implementation Roll-Out Planning |

Tool Set 5: Linkage and Integration of PMTCT and HIV Care and Treatment Site Assessment |

Tool Set 6: Development of Standard Operating Procedures |

Tool Set 7: Slide Sets on the 2010 Revides WHO Guidelines/Adapted National Guidelines |

Revised World Health Organization HIV Care and Treatment Guidelines and Adapted National Guidelines |

WHO 2010 Guidelines and Country Level Guidelines on Antiretroviral Drugs for the Treatment of Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants |

WHO 2010 Guidelines and Country Level Guidelines: Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV |

WHO 2010 Guidelines and Country Level Guidelines on Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Infants and Children |

WHO 2010 Guidelines and Country Level Guidelines on Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Adults and Adolescents |

Tool Set 8: Monitoring and Evaluation Planning |

Tool Set 9: Partnership Planning |

Entire Phase 2 Toolkit (2.5 MB)

This toolkit supports country teams in adaptation and implementation of the revised World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations related to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The Phase 2 toolkit is organized into nine non-sequential tool sets that include various categories of implementation planning tools. In most cases these tools consist of templates, which are frameworks to assist technical partners in thinking through program, district and site implementation planning.

2008 | Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office

English

The National PMTCT Guidelines areintended as a hands-on tool providing guidance for individuals working on PMTCT in different sectors (public, private or NGO) on how to provide standardized and high-quality services. The guidelines were developed through a collaborative, consensus-building process involving stakeholders from a broad cross-section of organizations and individuals working in the field of PMTCT. The guidelines are updated based on in-country experience and internationally acclaimed standard recommendations. The specific objectives of the guidelines are to assist:

2008 | National Department of Health | 81 p

English

This policy document seeks to provide continued guidance towards successful reduction of mother to child transmission. In line with the International standards for a comprehensive strategy, the PMTCT policy recognizes that in order to prevent HIV among women and children, the four elements of PMTCT are integral. The National PMTCT programme aims to:

2003 | Ministry of Health, Uganda | 1-25

English

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (MTCT) is the second major mode of spread of the virus in Uganda and is the main route by which children get infected.

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