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Volume 15, 2007 - Issue 30: Maternal mortality and morbidity
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Global Progress in PMTCT and Paediatric HIV Care and Treatment in Low-and Middle-Income Countries in 2004–2005

Chewe LuoHIV and Health, Health Section, Programme Division United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), New YorkNY, [email protected]
(Senior Programme Advisor) ,
Priscilla AkwaraMonitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Division of Policy and Planning, UNICEF, New YorkNY, USA
,
Ngashi NgongoHead of Health and Nutrition, UNICEF, Pretoria, South Africa
,
Patricia DoughtyProgramme Officer, HIV/AIDS, Health Section, Programme Division, UNICEF, New YorkNY, USA
,
Robert GassHIV Care and Support Advisor, Health Section, Programme Division, UNICEF, New YorkNY, USA
,
Rene EkpiniPrevention in the Health Sector, Department of HIV, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Siobhan CrowleyCare and Treatment Unit, Department of HIV, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
&
Chika HayashiMonitoring and Evaluation Officer, Strategic Information, Department of HIV, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pages 179-189 | Published online: 13 Oct 2007

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