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Belarus eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
MINSK, 8 June (BelTA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis in Armenia, Belarus and Moldova, BelTA learned from Kristina Dulevich, PR specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office in Belarus.
During a ceremony at UN headquarters in New York, elimination validation certificates were awarded to representatives of the three countries, who are attending the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS.
Specialists explained that elimination means reduction of mother-to-child transmission of these infections until they no longer pose a threat to public health.
WHO has been working to eliminate HIV and syphilis in Armenia, Belarus and Moldova since 2010 in cooperation with the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UNICEF, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Armenia, Belarus and Moldova have achieved such success as they worked hard to ensure early universal access to free services for antenatal care, HIV and syphilis testing for pregnant women and their partners, treatment for women who test positive, early diagnosis in infants, and free infant formula.
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