Table 3.

Strategies to Establish and Use Human Breast Milk Bank for PMTCT in Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018

Strategy	Rationale and Operationalisation
Use of banked human breast milk for PMTCT Establishment and expansion of human breast milk bank in Ethiopia Increase the awareness of community about the use of human breast milk bank Include use of banked human breast milk for EMTCT with option B+ Training for HIV-positive mothers and health professionals about human breast milk bank as alternative choice of feeding for PMTCT	To have HIV-free breast milk for HIV-exposed infants. Since the programme is new for the country, awareness creation for the community is mandatory. To introduce the importance of human breast milk bank as alternative choice of feeding for PMTCT.