Eliminating congenital syphilis
Impact of syphilis in pregnancy
Mark T. Redwine/Courtesy of Photoshare
A woman bathes an infant in rural Manara, Tanzania.
16 June 2011 - More than 50% of newborn deaths and stillbirths related to syphilis could be prevented with simple, low cost interventions to increase coverage of screening and treatment of syphilis during pregnancy. The disease is responsible for nearly 500 000 perinatal deaths every year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. WHO has been advocating and supporting countries to eliminate congenital syphilis.
Updates on eliminating congenital syphilis
Conferences and events in 2012-2013
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20th International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO); Rome, Italy
7-12 October 2012 -
13th International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) congress
15 - 17 October 2012 -
27th Conference of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)
27-29 September, 2012 -
STI World Congress Vienna 2013
14-17 July 2013
