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mothers2mothers employs and trains mothers living with HIV to prevent new HIV infections among infants and keep their mothers alive. These "Mentor Mothers" work alongside doctors and nurses to bring critical information and support to pregnant women and new mothers with HIV. Mentor Mothers have gone through prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs themselves, are trained as peer educators and role models, and are paid members of the health care team, offering one-on-one peer education and group support sessions. The Mentor Mother model improves the long-term health and wellness of women and children globally. Our simple and effective model is part of the Global Plan, led by UNAIDS, to reduce the number of new HIV infections among children by 90% and reduce the number of AIDS-related maternal deaths by 50%, by 2015. Our organization:
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