Nomsa - a woman who lives in Khayelitsha - on the outskirts of Cape Town in South Africa - tells of how she copes with being HIV positive and the relief of the news that her baby girl is now HIV-free.

Dr Vivian Cox who is with the Medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors Without Borders - whose offices are based in Khayelitsha - speaks about how they along with the Western Cape Province's Health Department in South Africa are working hard to fight mother-to-child transmission.

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A South African Mother and Child are Put to the Test

AllAfrica follows the journey of Nomsa*,a mother living with Aids from a township in Cape Town, and the anguish of waiting to find out whether her baby girl is free from the ... Read more »

• South Africa: Mother and Baby Put to the Test
• Resource Document Fighting Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in South Africa