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PMCT Training Curriculum

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The Kenya PMCT Project, in partnership with Horizons/Population Council, UNICEF, and the Regional AIDS Training Network (and with financial support from USAID) released this training manual for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMCT) of HIV/AIDs in 2002. The manual developed out of a process that began with a needs assessment among health workers, which identified gaps in knowledge and practice related to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, maternal and infant nutrition, counseling, and health education.

The course is targeted at those who provide maternal and child health (MCH) services at the district hospital level - i.e., the midwife or nurse. Course participants, however, have included all cadres of health workers such as doctors, clinical officers, pharmacists, environmental technicians, and nutritionists. The curriculum consists of five training modules; conducting it requires 10 working days. It includes:
  • Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: epidemiology and prevention strategies (2 days)
  • Maternal nutrition and preparation for breastfeeding (2 days)
  • Child nutrition (3 days)
  • Counseling skills for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (2 days)
  • Advocacy and community mobilisation for MTCT intervention (1 day).

The material is available on CD, at no charge upon request (please be sure and include a mailing address) by contacting Population Council at the address below.