Integration of Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis Testing and Treatment in Antenatal Care Services in the Northern Cape and Gauteng Provinces, South Africa

Integration and provision of a package of HIV and syphilis testing at the first ANC visit and decentralizing treatments of both infections to primary care settings could increase the coverage of testing and treatment services, thus enhancing the effectiveness of current programs eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.