Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV

World Health Organization news release

Barbados has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major public health milestone resulting from years of sustained efforts to ensure babies are born free of HIV.

Barbados now joins a group of 26 countries and territories worldwide recognized by WHO for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis or hepatitis B, or for being on track to achieve it. Fifteen are in the Americas, making the region the global leader in these achievements.

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Source : World Health Organization