17 countries in Americas may have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission - U.N.
17 countries in Americas may have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission - U.N.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 1 Dec 2015 04:42 GMT
Author: Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the U.N. World Health Organization said on Monday.
The countries were able to cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by improving pregnant women's access to prenatal care, HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment, said the WHO and its regional arm in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).
The 17 countries and territories, including several Caribbean islands, report "data consistent with dual elimination" of HIV and syphilis, with births in those places accounting for about a third of all births in the region, PAHO/WHO said.
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In June, Cuba became the first country in the world to receive WHO validation that it had eliminated the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mothers to children.
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