Uganda has recorded a significant drop in mother to child HIV infections from 30% over two decades ago to the current 2.8%. This was revealed during the release of study findings of the Prevention of Mother- to- Child- HIV Transmission (PMTCT).

The access to HIV Prevention and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services including; antenatal care attendance, HIV testing and nevirapine prophylaxis have significantly improved and this has been achieved largely through integration of HIV services at all levels” Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, the Minister for Health in Uganda said.

Baseline data for this study was collected from September 2017 to March 2018 and eligible participants were followed up for 18 months from the time of enrolment. The data collection for the study concluded in July 2019.