Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa.

Jolene Skordis; Nicoli Nattrass; (2002) Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. Journal of health economics, 21 (3). pp. 405-421. ISSN 0167-6296 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-6296(01)00133-3
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It is estimated that each HIV-positive child in South Africa costs the government more in terms of health and welfare expenses than it does to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV through the use of antiretroviral regimens (where the mother continues to breast-feed). Programmes to reduce MTCT of HIV/AIDS are, thus, clearly affordable. Using Nevirapine (according to the HIVNET 012 Protocol) saves more lives and [corrected] is more cost-effective than using Zidovudine (CDC 2 weeks regime).

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