Case study: Mother to child transmission:
The French Red Cross is helping to prevent mother to unborn child HIV transmissions (vertical transmissions) through counselling, screening and medical care at daycare centres in African countries.
In Pointe-Noire, Congo, a mother-child unit within the HIV/AIDS daycare centre offers testing and counselling to pregnant women. HIV-positive women are offered free care and treatment.
Case study: Emergencies and disasters:
Refugees and displaced people are frequently exposed to sexual violence and rape. The IFRC and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) work to protect reproductive health in complex emergencies.
Communities in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe cannot cope with the food crisis facing South Africa, and the HIV pandemic is linked to this. People with HIV need adequate food to fight infections like tuberculosis, which accelerates the development of AIDS. National Societies deliver food packages to people living with HIV.