Country profiles on urban health
DHS Comparative Reports No. 42
Statistics and Monitoring Section / Policy and Practice
Data from the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Trend Reports No. 7
The objective of the EMTCT Plus initiative is to achieve and sustain the elimination
of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, Chagas, and perinatal hepatitis
B (HBV) as a public health threat. It embraces the principles and lines of action
of the Strategy for Universal Access to Health a...nd Universal Health Coverage
[2], building upon the lessons learned from the PAHO 2010 Strategy and Plan of
Action for the EMTCT of HIV and Congenital Syphilis.
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