Community contributions to eliminating mother-to-child transmission at Licilo Health Center, Mozambique

Beginning in late 2013, the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project began to provide technical support for community-level improvement of elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) services to the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mozambique as part of the PEPFAR-funded Partnership for HIV-Free Survival (PHFS). The demonstration project, which took place in Bilene Macia District in Gaza Province, sought to contribute to EMTCT through increased community awareness, improved community-facility linkages, and increased access to services for pregnant women.