Tag: universal health coverage
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Maldives Makes History with Triple EMTCT Elimination: Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis
Historic milestone: Maldives achieves triple EMTCT The Maldives has achieved a landmark public health feat by being validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while continuing to hold its earlier EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. This makes the Maldives the first country in the…
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Maldives Makes Historic Triple Elimination: EMTCT of Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Achieved
Overview: A landmark public health milestone The Maldives has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, joining its earlier EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. This makes the Maldives the world’s first country to achieve triple EMTCT, a feat that underscores the impact of…
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Maldives achieves historic triple EMTCT victory: hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis eliminated from mother-to-child transmission
Maldives Reaches a Historic Public Health Milestone The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, completing a landmark triple achievement alongside the country’s existing EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. Maldives becomes the first nation in the world to attain this triple elimination, underscoring…
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Maldives Achieves Triple EMTCT: HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B Elimination
Overview: A historic public health milestone The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives as the first country to achieve triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. The achievement builds on the country’s earlier EMTCT validation for HIV and syphilis, awarded in 2019, and confirms that no babies were…