WHO Certifies Cuba as First to Eliminate Mother-Child HIV Infection

WHO Certifies Cuba as First to Eliminate Mother-Child HIV Infection

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Cuba as the first country to eliminate HIV transmission from mother to child.  Margaret Chan, MD, director-general of WHO, calls this breakthrough “one of the greatest public health achievements possible.” These measures simultaneously eradicated the transmission of syphilis from mother to child in Cuba, WHO noted. WHO … Read more