... first national evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the National PMTCT programme. The 2010 South African PMTCT Evaluation (SAPMTCTE) will serve as a baseline to monitor the effectiveness ... denominators to calculate transmission, and thus PMTCT effectiveness, reliably. Consequently, there is not been a national evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the National PMTCT programme ... maternity facilities country-wide. Small scale evaluations of MTCT rates have been conducted since 2001 (Table 2) providing results of PMTCT effectiveness at selected sites. The National...