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International News 139,000 Mozambique Babies Born With HIV in Six MonthsApril 10, 2007 A UNICEF report released Monday estimates some 139,000 babies were born with HIV in Mozambique during the past six months, and another 20,000 Mozambican children under age five died from AIDS in the last year. However, UNICEF reported that about 146,000 pregnant women were diagnosed as HIV-positive and given drug treatment to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission. About 1.5 million people in the nation have HIV/AIDS. Agence France Presse 4.9.2007; Lee F. Brown  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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