Best Practices to Eliminate Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV in Nairobis Informal Settlements: A Case Study from Kariobangi North Health Center

Nairobi City County, with its major, informal urban settlements, is home to a large and growing proportion of people living with HIV. Alike in other cities, urban dynamics – such as high mobility, high population density and high concentrations of marginalized, fragile and stigmatized communities – create and exacerbate vulnerability to HIV infection (The Nairobi City County HIV Fast Track Report 2015).he youth. Nairobi City County Health Management team, is working to eliminate mother-tochild transmission (MTCT) in Nairobi’s informal settlements. In 2016, the Kariobangi Health Center (HC), located in Kasarani Sub-county, recorded a high early infant diagnosis (EID) positivity rate of 6.1% (NASCOP EID 2015 .hence comprehensive strategy to reduce MTCT was necessary. The objective of the study was to establish the most effective interventions in eliminating mother to child transmission (MTCT) in Kariobangi H/C through comprehensive Provision of comprehensive eMTCT services

Author(s): Jane Koech

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