Why Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus elimination?
In many countries, deliveries take place in unhygienic circumstances Apart from the risk for a variety of infections for mother and child, there is a serious risk for the mother and child to get infected by tetanus. Once infected, mortality rates are extremely high, especially in areas where appropriate medical care is not available. However, these deaths can be easily prevented by either improving the hygienic conditions of the delivery and/or by immunizing the mothers The initiative’s aim is to reduce the number of cases to such low levels that it is no longer a major problem.
