The world's 12,000 top researchers believe that HIV-infected mothers can protect their babies from the killer virus. Recent studies reveal that if the infected mother is administered the anti-HIV drug, AZT, and gives birth by caesarean, chances of the virus transfer to a baby is virtually eliminated.

The studies are but a small sample of the more than 5,000 research projects on AIDS. The mother-child studies, which report on work done in Europe and North America, considers one of the main problems in the campaign against AIDS: the cost and unavailability in developing countries.