provision and use of services and implementation of strategies. From option A, the
PMTCT moved to option B, then to option B+ which is an ARV treatment for life of
HIV positive pregnant women in a bid to improve their survival and that of their
children. Exceeding the projected targets in the PNDS is due to the extension of
PTMCT sites, the coverage of which is currently 80%; the acceptance of the
screening by women, the acceptable availability of inputs (tests and ARVs) and the
organisation of PTMCT sites has brought into being the ARVs in the absence of the
CD4 count. The following Chart presents access by women and children to ARVs.
Chart No. 9: Trend of the rate of HIV- positive pregnant women having received
ARVs to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MCT) of HIV
Evolution du taux de femmes enceintes séropositives ayant reçu les
ARV pour réduire la TME du VIH
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
87.4%
68.2%
68.0%
2012
90.7%
75.1%
72.0%
2013
75.0%
80.5%
Cibles
Réalisés
2014
2015
Source: PNLS Annual Activity Reports PNLS
217. Apart from the successes achieved, some bottlenecks have to be addressed,
particularly the low notification rate of infants exposed to the virus (59% in 2014),
lack of monitoring of both mother and child, the low rate of access to biological
monitoring assessments of women, the low decewntralisation in the supply of inputs
up to the district level, leading to disruptions on sites with available stock at the
central level and finally the rate of transmission from mother to child which is still
high at 14.7% at 18 months of age.
5.5-Tuberculosis
218. At the end of 2012, the LNR launched the Genexpert which allows a quick
diagnosis of the resistance of rifampicine in less than 2 hours. The experimental
protocol of 9 months of the UNION is the one applied in Togo. Moreover, 16 cases
of Multi-Drug-Resistant TB were identified in 2013.
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