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Baby Steps: Reporting on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in South Africa
8 April 2005The Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is of critical strategic importance in combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa. By its nature, however, the implementation of a PMTCT programme in South Africa faces myriad political, cultural, social-economic, psychological and other challenges.
A discussion forum entitled “Baby Steps: Reporting on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)”, on 8 April 2005, hosted at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the HIV/AIDS and the Media Project, brought together these journalists with activists, scientists, doctors and others to discuss the successes and difficulties encountered by people who are implementing and participating in the PMTCT programme, and the extent to which the media is reflecting and addressing their experiences.
The forum was chaired by Joe Thloloe, chairperson of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef).
Publications and Presentations
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Baby Steps: Reporting on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
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A discussion forum publication.
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Who is setting the PMTCT agenda?
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A quantitative content analysis of media coverage of PMTCT in South Africa. By Nicola Spurr
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Challenges facing HIV-positive mothers in Soweto
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Presentation by Philippa Garson
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Attitudes of health care workers to the PMTCT programme in a rural area
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Presentation by Natalie Ridgard
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