Cuba ends mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Image: World health officials congratulate Cuban health leaders on elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

cnn.com - July 1st, 2015 - Jamie Gumbrecht

Cuba is the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission, the World Health Organization announced.

Officials said it shows that an end to the AIDS epidemic is possible, and they expect more countries to seek validation from the World Health Organization. The country was also the first to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of syphilis.

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