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Maybe it's in the article and I'm missing it, but can anyone cite what the WHO considers "eliminate" to mean in this context? All I see is that in 2013 two bab
by peeters 11y ago
Maybe it's in the article and I'm missing it, but can anyone cite what the WHO considers "eliminate" to mean in this context? All I see is that in 2013 two babies were born with HIV (though seeing as mother-to-baby appears to include from breastfeeding, I'm not sure that number is the full picture). Does eliminate mean there was a single year (2014 I guess) with no mother-to-baby transmission?
The reason I'm curious is because just because this year there are no cases, doesn't mean there won't be next year. So I wonder what the definition they're using is.
- peteretep 11y agoArticle says rate down to 2%, which is the lowest achievable when good practice is followed
- wrongc0ntinent 11y agoYou will find more info in the WHO press release here http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/mtct-hiv-cuba/en/ http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/mtct-hiv-cuba/... (under "note to editors" some, but there is a separate document mentioned that specifically addresses requirements)