Eldah N. Dintwa Eldah N. Dintwa is a Chief Health officer (CHO) overseeing HIV Prevention Programs in HIV/ AIDS Division, Department of Health Service Management, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana. She holds a Master of Public Health from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Bachelor of Nursing science and Post basic Diploma in midwifery from University of Botswana. She has done several PMTCT courses including PMTCT basic training course, Training of Trainers (TOT), Infant and Young Child Feeding in the context of HIV, Early infant Diagnosis Master training among other courses.
She worked in several Primary Hospitals in Botswana as a midwife and TOT for PMTCT program for many years. She has been part of the PMTCT district team providing training, mentorship and support to the health care providers to implement decentralised PMTCT services. She was later transferred to the Ministry of Health and Wellness as PMTCT officer and given responsibility to be National PMTCT coordinator for six (6) years and Botswana has been awarded a Silver Tier for Path To Elimination under her leadership.
She has a long term goal of driving elimination of mother to child transmission agenda and want to use her untiring commitment and passion to attain the highest certification in the eMTCT before her retirement from public services.