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Congrats #Maldives 🇲🇻 for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hep B!

The country is also maintaining
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission HIV
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission syphilis

This makes Maldives the first country in the world to achieve 'triple elimination'
World Health Organization announces Maldives' historic triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis.
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Brazil became the first country in South America – and largest globally – to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Brazil makes history! 🇧🇷
WHO has validated Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of #HIV — making it the most populous country in the Americas to reach this milestone.
WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
boghuma.bsky.social
Awesome public health news:
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of
1. mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
2. Syphilis and
3. Hepatitis B
www.who.int/news/item/13...
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, WHO has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in the world to achieve ‘triple elimination’.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
josephmarcusid.medsky.social
The Maldives 🇲🇻 became the first country in the world to eliminate mother to child transmission of:
-HBV
-HIV
-Syphilis

#IDSky

www.who.int/news/item/13...
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
adapalmer.bsky.social
Maldives eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. No babies were born with HIV or syphilis in 2022–23, and hepatitis B has vanished among children. The WHO is calling it a “triple elimination,” the world’s first of its kind. buff.ly/lH7h3BW
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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, WHO has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for…
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October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
boghuma.bsky.social
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. This is testament to universal health access and a functioning public health system.
The US recorded 4000 cases of congenital syphilis in 2024.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis, recognizing the country's sustained commitment to ensuring ev...
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February 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
boghuma.bsky.social
Mother to child transmission of HIV is completely preventable with antiretroviral drugs. We cannot go back to the 80s and 90s of the HIV epidemic.
June 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Big win for public health in the Caribbean. 🌍

WHO congratulates The Bahamas on achieving certification for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The Bahamas achieved this milestone by pioneering a comprehensive and inclusive health-care model. Read more:
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A public health win for the Bahamas. The latest Caribbean nation to be certified as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
April 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

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October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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✅ 2025: Victories for disease control! The world scored major victories for disease control and elimination.

🥳 Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.

🥳 Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma.
Maldives became the first country to achieve “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma. Guinea and Kenya eliminated sleeping sickness. Niger became the first African country to eliminate river blindness. Georgia, Suriname and Timor-Leste were certified malaria-free. 🥳 Brazil eliminated mother-to-child transmission of #HIV.
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Tillykke! Congratulations, #Denmark for becoming the first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis!

This is a major public health achievement! Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4rGjxGw
February 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Evidence for a need for a hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose policy

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Effectiveness of timely hepatitis B birth dose vaccination to prevent mother-to-child transmission in Ethiopia
Timely hepatitis B birth dose vaccination was highly effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission in Ethiopia, providing important real-world evide
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October 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
personalgenius.bsky.social
"You were only preventing the mother-to-child transmission of HIV for the clout" says the person who has never helped anyone, ever
August 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
agawande.bsky.social
USA led the world in expertise stopping HIV, incl preventing mother to child transmission. But DOGE has now dismissed every global prevention expert at USAID, CDC, & State Dept.

The risk is insane: Resurgent HIV & 500K child deaths by 2030. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/h...
Who Will Care for Infants With H.I.V. Overseas? (Gift Article)
The consequences of mother-to-child transmission can be enormous, a new study suggests. But the U.S. has dismissed experts working to solve the problem.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
boghuma.bsky.social
A good story to uplift the start of your week. Read how Botswana eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV. Concerted prioritization of the problem, funding of programs, treatment, and community engagement. In 2023 fewer than 100 kids were born w HIV! 👏🏼 BRAVO.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How Botswana eliminated paediatric HIV
Political will, free maternity care and digital health tools helped Botswana achieve high standards for ending mother-to-child transmission.
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
gavinyamey.bsky.social
1. Vertical (mother to child) transmission of HIV in the US is close to being eliminated—one of the greatest public health successes in modern times

2. RFK Jr is an AIDS denialist, & I fear that putting an AIDS denialist in charge of the nation’s health could be a huge setback to progress
aweiss.bsky.social Aaron Weiss (no relation) @aweiss.bsky.social · Dec 27
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.

Science works, y'all.

www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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KONSYSE: The World Health Organization officially certified Denmark as the first European Union member to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. This is another nod to the robust public health system of the Nordic nation.
Denmark Becomes First EU Country to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission — Konsyse
The World Health Organization officially certified Denmark as the first European Union member to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
www.konsyse.com
March 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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This achievement reflects Brazil’s commitment to free, accessible health services, strong primary health care, and human rights.

Read more:
bit.ly/4j7REUe
WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this histori...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
enirenberg.bsky.social
Here's the upshot on hepatitis B vaccination at birth:
- it's extremely safe
- the earlier it's given, the better it protects against transmission from mother-to-child
- screening fails to capture many cases and is not done at all in many cases
- perinatal HBV infection is catastrophic
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
josephmarcusid.medsky.social
Celebrating the public health wins of 2026:

Congrats to the Bahamas 🇧🇸 on eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV!

www.who.int/news/item/22...
April 23, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Folks: RATHER than being defeatist that Trump will simply blow off Judge McConnell's ruling, MAYBE do what you can to make clear that this includes PEPFAR, which a number of Republicans (including Cassidy and Cornyn, publicly) want funded.

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Global Health Security and Diplomacy header with this memo: HIV Care & Treatment and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Activities Approved Under PEPFAR Limited Waiver February 6, 2025 PEPFAR-supported life-saving HIV Care & Treatment and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services should be resumed as soon as possible. PEPFAR implementing agencies should take necessary actions to expedite resumption of these services. This document is intended to provide additional clarification of activities approved under the PEPFAR 90-Day Limited Waiver. Activities not specifically listed should not be resumed. If further clarification is needed, send an email to ghsd_pq@state.gov. Resumption of activities approved under the PEPFAR 90-day waiver is limited to activities within previously approved PEPFAR Country and Regional Operational Plans. “For purposes of this limited waiver, life-saving humanitarian assistance applies only to: Delivery of life-saving HIV care and treatment services through support for health workers (doctors, nurses, and other clinical and community health workers, etc.) delivering or monitoring HIV care and treatment to ensure continuity of service provision. These workers deliver care at hospitals, primary healthcare clinics, faith-based clinics, and community settings.” Salaries for health workers, laboratory, and supply chain staff necessary to carry out the specific activities described in this document are included in this waiver.
February 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social
BRAZIL ELIMINATES MOTHER-TO-CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION AND EARNS WHO VALIDATION

Brazil secured WHO validation after reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission below 2 %, becoming the largest nation in the Americas to officially eliminate vertical transmission of the virus.
July 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
madhupai.bsky.social
Amidst all the daily bad news, here is some good news to lift up your week!

Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV

www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How Botswana eliminated paediatric HIV
Political will, free maternity care and digital health tools helped Botswana achieve high standards for ending mother-to-child transmission.
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
profolus.com
KONSYSE: The World Health Organization officially certified Denmark as the first European Union member to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. This announcement reaffirms the robust public health system of the Nordic nation.
Denmark Becomes First EU Country to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission — Konsyse
The World Health Organization officially certified Denmark as the first European Union member to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
www.konsyse.com
March 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM