AHF Nigeria Takes HIV Fight to Radio Waves With ‘Mentor Mothers’ Show
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has developed a community-based radio programme, "Mentor Mothers" aimed at Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and maternal health to curb pediatric infections across the country. Mr Steve Aborisade, Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria, stated this during a focused group discussion involving PMTCT coordinators, mentor mothers and Traditional Births Attendants ( TBAs) on Tuesday in Abuja. Aborisade said the programme will be aired weekly on ASO radio to address gaps in awareness and access to prevention services, particularly at the community level, as well as the successes recorded in PMTCT. He noted that mother-to-child transmission of HIV remained a significant challenge in Nigeria, largely due to limited knowledge about prevention options among pregnant women. “We realised that in Nigeria, one of the major gaps in HIV programming is pediatric HIV that is, transmission from mothers to their unbor...