Botswana PMTCT programme

Botswana launched Africa’s first programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in two pilot areas in 1999. In November 2001 this programme is rolled out nationally. As 90% of pregnant women in Botswana receive maternal care through public health services, implementing routine HIV testing as part of antenatal care and provision of preventative treatment has a huge impact. In 2015, 92% of pregnant women living with HIV receive antiretroviral medicines to prevent mother-to-child transmission.