Despite the availability of effective tetanus prevention strategies, as of 2016, Maternal and
Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) has not yet been achieved in 18 countries globally. In …

Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease of significant public health importance especially
in developing countries. The WHO strategy for the elimination of maternal and neonatal …

Abstract Background As of October 2021, 47 (80%) of the 59 countries, identified at highest
risk for Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT), had been validated for elimination. We …

Neonatal tetanus (NNT) is a serious but preventable disease, and the World Health
Organization (WHO) wants to eliminate NNT globally by reducing its incidence to< 1 case …

The maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination (MNTE) program was envisaged by the
World Health Organization to overcome the mortality and morbidity caused by maternal and …

Although progress has been made in achieving maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination
(MNTE), WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) noted at its …

This Review assessed the progress and barriers towards maternal and neonatal tetanus
elimination in the 12 countries that are yet to achieve elimination, globally. Coverage of at …

A total of 35 of the 59 countries that had not eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT)
as a public health problem in 1999 have since achieved the MNT-elimination goal. Neonatal …

Tetanus remains a considerable cause of mortality among undervaccinated mothers and
their infants following unhygienic deliveries, especially in low-income countries. Strategies …

Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease that yearly causes a total of 309,000 deaths. Of
particular concern is maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), which can be prevented through …