Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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in the form of
micronutrient
supplementation (which
is the same as for all
other pregnant mothers,
including multivitamins,
iron and folate);
HIV accompanied by
malnutrition/wasting
and/or poor weight
gain, the mother must
receive vitamin- and
mineral-fortified
porridge;
regimes to prevent
MTCT according to
the risk profile of the
mother, based on the
HIV test results, CD4
cell count and clinical
staging – this means
either the provision of
ARV prophylaxis with
AZT from 14 weeks of
pregnancy or lifelong
ART if her CD4 cell
count is below 350
cells/mm³;
appropriate treatments,
such as those for
opportunistic infections
management and
nutritional support;
psychosocial support
to HIV+ pregnant
women;
practices which reduce
MTCT;
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