Cuba stamps out HIV and syphilis from mother to child: WHO

Q.  As announced by the World Health Organisation on 30th June’15, which country has become the first country in the world to stamp out transmission of HIV and syphilis from a mother to her child?
- Published on 21 Jun 15

a. France
b. India
c. Cuba
d. Switzerland

ANSWER: Cuba
 
WHO defines “elimination” of transmission as “reduction of transmission to such a low level that it no longer constitutes a public health problem.” A panel of international health experts visited Cuba in March and concluded that the country met the standards required for validation. In 2013, only two babies were born with HIV and five with congenital syphilis.

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