KAZEEM BIRIOWO in an exclusive interview with the US CDC Prevention Branch Chief, Dr Tim Efuntoye, highlighted the needed to prioritize preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and to make HIV services widely available in Nigeria. This is alarming, making Nigeria one of the countries with the highest rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission. To be effective, PMTCT services must be made available across communities so that pregnant women can access care and achieve viral suppression. Without treatment, HIV weakens the immune system over time, leading to opportunistic infections and progression to AIDS. This means that at HIV service points, MNCH services should also be available, and at MNCH service points, HIV services should be provided.