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A delegation at the Subnational Vertical Transmission Elimination Capability Maturity Model launch
HIVE Launches Three-Phase Response to Support Countries in Preserving Their Vertical Transmission Prevention Services Amid Funding Shifts
To address the evolving needs of the HIV response, HIVE's technical team has adapted its country support and developed a three-phase approach for the six countries in the HIVE network to achieve their national vertical transmission elimination (VTE) goals and maintain the continuity of ...
“Nothing for Us Without Us!” Recipients of Care Call for Inclusion in Vertical Transmission Prevention Planning at HIVE Meeting
One of the most powerful highlights from the June 2025 HIVE Strategic Planning Meeting was from the recipient-of-care community. While community representatives acknowledged progress with ministries of health involving recipients of care in HIV program implementation, they emphasized the ...
HIVE Network Countries Meet the Moment to Support Vertical Transmission Elimination as Funding Uncertainties Hit HIV Services
With HIV funding cuts affecting country goals and shifting priorities, health leaders from the six countries in the HIVE network met in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 2025 HIVE Strategic Planning Meeting to share approaches for eliminating vertical transmission of HIV.
On Friday, June ...
New Study Estimates PEPFAR Funding Cuts Could Lead to Deaths of 500,000 Children
A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford suggests that the reduction or elimination of consistent funding by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could lead to 1 million additional children becoming infected with HIV and some 500,000 children dying from AIDS ...
A Tribute to the Life and Work of Dr. Peter Preko
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Peter Preko on February 21, 2025. Dr. Preko was the principal investigator and project director for ICAP’s CQUIN Learning Network.
Watch Dr. Peter Preko's Tribute
His kindness, dedication, and warmth touched all ...
The Launch of HIVE: A United Front for Vertical Transmission Elimination
The global effort to end vertical HIV transmission and improve maternal and child health has taken a bold step forward with the launch of the HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE). Convened by ICAP at Columbia University in partnership with Pediatric-Adolescent ...
The Vertical Transmission Elimination (VTE) VTE Capability Maturity Model (CMM): A Tool Helping Countries Identify Gaps and Assess Progress
How a Data-Driven Approach is Strengthening Health Systems and Accelerating the Fight Against HIV Vertical Transmission
The VTE Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a powerful health systems strengthening tool that helps countries assess their progress in eliminating vertical transmission of ...
The Road to HIVE: A Journey Toward Ending Vertical Transmission of HIV
In many parts of the world, a mother living with HIV can give birth without passing the virus onto her child. Thanks to advancements in treatment and prevention, vertical transmission of HIV has been nearly eliminated in some countries. Yet, in many high-burden countries, many infants are ...
ICAP and PATA Receive Funding From Gates Foundation to Support the Elimination of Vertical Transmission in Six African Countries
Even though HIV prevention programs have averted an estimated 3.4 million new infections in children since 2000, 120,000 children between 0 to 14 years were newly infected in 2023 alone, according to the World Health Organization.
As part of efforts to address the need for more effective ...