Accelerating the dual elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of syphilis and HIV: Why now?

Authors

James Kiarie, World Health Organization
Chandra K. Mishra, National Rural Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Marleen Temmerman, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Lori Newman, World Health Organization

Document Type

Editorial

Department

Obstetrics and Gynaecology (East Africa)

Abstract

Even though the elimination of congenital syphilis has been on the maternal and child health (MCH) agenda for over a decade, elimination has not yet been achieved; what, then, are the factors currently facilitating the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of syphilis?

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Recommended Citation

Kiarie, J., Mishra, C. K., Temmerman, M., Newman, L. (2015). Accelerating the dual elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of syphilis and HIV: Why now?. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 130, 1-3.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_obstet_gynaecol/313