Essential triple EMTCT services include testing for HIV, syphilis and HBV in ante- natal care (ANC) settings; prompt and efficacious interventions to treat women who test positive; prevent transmission of any of the infections to their children; counseling for women and their partners to reduce transmission risk and ensure appropriate treatment; encourage clean and safe delivery; appropriate follow up of exposed infants including provision of HBV vaccine birth dose; promoting optimal infant-feeding; and lifelong treatment and care for mothers living with HIV or those eligible for treatment for hepatitis B infections and treatment for syphilis.