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janrinok
on Wednesday July 01 2015, @08:39PM
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
from the they-are-thinking-of-the-children! dept.
The BBC reports
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible. It follows years of efforts to give pregnant women early access to prenatal care, testing and drugs to stop these diseases passing from mother to child.
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In Cuba, according to the available official data, less than 2% of children whose mothers have HIV are born with the virus - the lowest rate possible with the available prevention methods.
Untreated, they have a 15-45% chance of transmitting the virus to their children during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding.
Kudos to Cuba!
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Cuba Cuts Mother-to-Child HIV Transmissions to 2%
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Another good night not to sleep in a eucalyptus tree.
(Score: 3, Informative) by gnuman on Wednesday July 01 2015, @11:21PM
Seems to be lower than US?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate [wikipedia.org]
I don't understand your comment though. Is this some kind of "penis envy" or something? It seems to be nothing but propaganda from the "expats" and/or "commie haters" that have nothing constructive except hate.
Cuban healthcare system is very good. It's provided free to every Cuban. There is no cases of mother's unable to access a doctor because of financial or logistical reasons - in Cuba they actually do house visits. So if they cut transmission down to 2%, that's good for them.