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Dominica eliminates Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis

Staff Writer May 17, 2021

The country is the eighth in the Caribbean to receive validation from WHO for the dual elimination. New HIV infections among children in the Caribbean declined by nearly 40% between 2019 and 2010. Reported cases of congenital syphilis are…
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Countries move towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B,…

Michelle Nurse May 20, 2019 0

“Significant progress has been made towards ensuring a generation free from AIDS and syphilis, and now efforts are also being made to stop children from being born with hepatitis B and Chagas.” - PAHO Director, Carissa F. Etienne…
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