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Belize, Jamaica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines are the most recent nations within the Caribbean to obtain certification from the Global Well being Organisation (WHO) for getting rid of the mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT).
WHO praised Belize for integrating number one illness prevention and remedy into maternal and youngster well being products and services. Jamaica won commendations for its civil society organiz
sations’ dedication to human rights and St. Vincent and the Grenadines used to be lauded for making an investment in tough nationwide laboratory buildings.
The BVI has no longer won certification so far and the territory’s growth on this space isn’t transparent. Alternatively, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Bermuda all won popularity a couple of years in the past.
Different Caribbean nations at the checklist are Cuba — that made historical past by way of turning into the primary nation on the planet to reach the twin removal of HIV and syphilis — Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, and Dominica.
To satisfy removal objectives, nations interested by strengthening prevention and remedy products and services inside number one well being care and in maternal and youngster well being, updating pointers, making sure the efficient screening of pregnant ladies, tracking instances and following-up with HIV and syphilis-exposed babies.
Globally, 19 nations and territories have now been qualified for getting rid of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and/or syphilis, with 11 of them situated within the Americas.
New HIV infections amongst kids within the Caribbean diminished by way of 25% between 2010 and 2022. All the way through that duration, annual notified instances declined from 2,000 to one,500.
Reported instances of congenital syphilis within the English-speaking Caribbean now stand at 36 instances according to 100,000 newborns, under the purpose of not more than 50 instances according to 100,000 newborns.
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