Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya

This document describes Pathfinder’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) model and their evolving collaboration with public, private, and faith-based partners in Kenya. Key activities, achievements, and challenges at the facility and community levels are shared and lessons are distilled, based on Pathfinder’s last three years of experience. Suggestions on the way forward are offered so enable planning on how to prevent HIV transmission and ensure healthy lives for all Kenyan women, babies, and families.

According to the writer, this report is not a project evaluation, but instead explores the PMTCT project’s evolution, successes and challenges, and reflects on the valuable perspectives and insights of our local partners, health facility managers, service providers, and community health workers (CHWs), who implement the project. Through this exploration and reflection, Pathfinder seeks to improve its work to prevent new HIV infections and provide client-centered care, support, and treatment to those already living with HIV/AIDS.

Topics include:

• Pathfinder International in Kenya
• Background on HIV/AIDS and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
• Overview of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) project
• Project achievements
• Strengthening the capacity of facilities to implement PMTCT
• Bringing PMTCT services into the community
• Lessons learned
• On-going challenges

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