Malawi First Country to Put HIV Positive Pregnant Women On ARVs - APM

Blantyre — President Arthur Peter Mutharika says Malawi was the first country to adopt a policy of putting all HIV positive pregnant and breast feeding women on anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs regardless of their CD4 Count.

Mutharika said this at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre recently during the signing of the Protect the Goal Campaign as a sign of commitment to the fight against HIV and Aids.

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