Region of the Americas eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK, 21 September, 2017 – The Region of the Americas has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that used to be responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 newborns every year in the Americas. The elimination of the disease was declared this year in Haiti, which made it possible to reach the regional goal.…