Babies saved from HIV transmission
Success in stopping transmission of HIV to unborn babies is being attributed to a state-wide service which goes into remote areas to treat Indigenous women.
West Australian researchers have reported a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the transmission of HIV between infected mothers and their unborn babies.
Researchers say there have been no cases of women who are being treated for the disease transferring it to their unborn child in the past 14 years.
They've attributed much of their success to the creation of a state-wide service which goes into remote areas to treat Indigenous women.
HIV specialist Martyn French says the program was established in 1999 to address the increasing number of infected patients in country areas.
"If you set up the right teams, you put resources in place, you can achieve very positive health outcomes for Aboriginal people," he said.
Professor French says similar models could be adopted by other states to treat HIV in remote areas.
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