Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) elimination
Progress towards global MNT elimination
In 1999, 57 countries were considered as not having achieved MNT elimination
This page summarizes the progress towards global MNT elimination
This update has been consolidated with WHO/UNICEF MNT collected data, as of May 2013
Status in 1999: 57 countries at risk:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic (the), Chad, China, Comoros (the), Congo (the), Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger (the), Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (the), Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan (the), Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Status as of May 2013
By February 2013, 29 countries have been validated as having achieved MNT elimination: Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Comoros, Congo (the), Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Timor-Leste Turkey, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In addition, Ethiopia (all except Somali region), 29 Provinces in Indonesia and 15 States and Union Territories in India (listed below) were also validated as having eliminated MNT: Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Punjab & Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal, as well as 2 regions in Inondesia: Jave & Bali and Sumatra
Please click on the desired country in blue to open the relevant WER article
This means that by May, 2013, 30 countries have not yet eliminated MNT.
