Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Plateau State Government has inaugurated an expanded Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Technical Working Group (TWG) as part of efforts to improve HIV prevention and maternal health.

The event, which held at the Plateau State Human Virology Research Centre (PLASVIREC), Jos, brought together experts in HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, government agencies, civil society, donor organisations, and the private sector.

Health commissioner, Nicholas Ba'amlong, who presided over the inauguration, said the expanded TWG would provide strategic oversight for integrated health interventions in the state.

"This committee will monitor implementation of PMTCT, tuberculosis, malaria...