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health challenge in resource-poor countries3. Current efforts focused on antiretroviral therapy to prevent MTCT should be expanded to include early diagnostic capabilities, as well as simplified effective treatment strategies for HIV-infected women and their children9. Our study clearly shows that improved delivery techniques coupled with nevirapine therapy should help reduce further the MTCT rate of HIV in Cameroon and in developing countries as a whole. R E MbuMB BS1,2, F X Mbopi-KeouMPhil PhD1,3, G Alemdji PhD1, J N Nkengasong PhD4 , C MeliMD2, N EtekiMD2, P N NanaMD2 , S N AkoMD2, R N TonyeMD2 and R J LekeMD FRCP1,2 1Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Yaounde I, PO Box 1206, Yaounde; 2Central Hospital, Yaounde; 3The Institute for the Development of Africa (The-IDA), Yaounde, Cameroon; 4Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA Correspondence to: Dr F X Mbopi-Keou E-mail: fxmkeou@hotmail.com