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This study aims to qualitatively analyze the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program at the Jumpandang Baru Community Health Center in Makassar City. Qualitative analysis is carried out by examining in-depth aspects of the procedure and program implementation. This study used a qualitative research design to find out in-depth information about the procedures and implementation of the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program. This research was conducted at the Jumpandang Baru Community Health Center in Makassar City for 1 month, from August to September 2020. The research informants were 5 people, namely program coordinators, health workers, and program counsellors. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews accompanied by observations. The procedures in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program providing an understanding of PMCTC to all pregnant women were answered by all informants that all informants had been given an understanding of PMTCT as an integral part of the money in maternal and child health services at the Jumpandang Baru Community Health Center and providing an understanding of pregnant women so as not to infect their children and take ARV drugs regularly and several other things related to HIV. The implementation of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) is carried out with involvement in PMTCT examinations only to handle treatment services by program officers, the patient is tested positive, the action given is ARV prophylaxis during pregnancy controlled by a doctor and administration of ARVs at least 2 months during minimum pregnancy 2 months of ARVs to prevent mother-to-baby transmission. The procedure for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMCT) program at the Jumpandang Baru Community Health Center is an integral part of health and maternal and child services so that pregnant women who visit and have themselves checked are also given the PMTCT program. The implementation of the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program at the Jumpandang Baru Community Health Center is carried out with the full involvement of health workers in the program based on the responsibilities assigned to the program.