摘要
HIV still remains a global public health problem despite decades of interventions to eliminate the virus.In 2010,there were 390 000 children globally,under 15 years old,newly infected with HIV,mainly through mother-to-child transmission.1 China had 780 000 HIV infected people at the end of 2011,of these,28.6% were women and 1.1% were children infected through mother-to-child transmission.2 The first case of mother-to-child transmission （MTCT） of HIV in China was reported in 1995.3 Few years later,the proportion of MTCT in China increased from 0.1% in 1997 to 0.4% in 2002.4 The Ministry of Health in China in conjunction with the Central for Maternal and Child Healthcare and the Chinese Centre for Disease Control launched prevention of mother-child transmission of HIV （PMTCT） programs in China in 2003.The programs were launched in five provinces with high prevalence of HIV namely,Henan,Guangdong,Yunnan,Guangxi and Xinjiang.
HIV still remains a global public health problem despite decades of interventions to eliminate the virus.In 2010,there were 390 000 children globally,under 15 years old,newly infected with HIV,mainly through mother-to-child transmission.1 China had 780 000 HIV infected people at the end of 2011,of these,28.6% were women and 1.1% were children infected through mother-to-child transmission.2 The first case of mother-to-child transmission （MTCT） of HIV in China was reported in 1995.3 Few years later,the proportion of MTCT in China increased from 0.1% in 1997 to 0.4% in 2002.4 The Ministry of Health in China in conjunction with the Central for Maternal and Child Healthcare and the Chinese Centre for Disease Control launched prevention of mother-child transmission of HIV （PMTCT） programs in China in 2003.The programs were launched in five provinces with high prevalence of HIV namely,Henan,Guangdong,Yunnan,Guangxi and Xinjiang.
