“Brazil has cut mother-to-child HIV transmission to under 2 percent, meeting the WHO’s threshold for ‘elimination,'” notes The Doomslayer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this historic milestone.
Brazil met all the criteria for EMTCT validation, including reducing vertical transmission of HIV to below 2% and achieving over 95% coverage for prenatal care, routine HIV testing, and timely treatment for pregnant women living with HIV. In addition to meeting the targets of the validation, Brazil demonstrated the delivery of quality services for mothers and their infants, robust data and laboratory systems.
Another nation, that used to have the world’s second highest AIDS rate, has reduced its mother-to-child HIV transmission rate to 1.2%.
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