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New vaccine to target vertical HIV transmission

    JOHANNESBURG

    A new HIV/AIDS research centre in Cameroon is to create a vaccine to prevent the transmission of HIV through breast-feeding.

    According to Scidev.net, a leading online science news website, the trials will continue the research into a vaccine being developed by Families First Africa, an alliance led by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

    Researchers from the region are being trained at the centre in preparation for upcoming safety trials.

    The World Health Organisation has estimated that breast-feeding might account for nearly half of all HIV infections in infants.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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