WHO: Landmark reached with tetanus elimination achieved in over half of 59 priority countries
The Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) Elimination Initiative announced that tetanus has been eliminated in over half of 59 priority countries. Since 1999, more than 118 million women of child-bearing age have been vaccinated against tetanus in 52 countries. Many of these women received their tetanus vaccine as part of an integrated campaign which included other life-saving interventions for children including immunization against measles, vitamin A supplements, deworming tablets and information on umbilical cord care. The MNT Elimination Initiative is an international private-public partnership that includes national governments, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, GAVI Alliance, USAID/Immunization Basics, CDC, UNICEF National Committees, the Government of Japan, Save the Children, PATH, RMHC, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Kiwanis International, Pampers – a division of Procter & Gamble, and BD.

Countries that have eliminated MNT include: Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; China; Comoros; Congo; Cote d’ Ivoire; Egypt; Eritrea; Ghana; Guinea Bissau; Iraq; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Rwanda; Senegal; South Africa; Tanzania (United Republic of); Timor Leste; Togo; Turkey; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Priority countries “still working toward elimination” include Afghanistan; Angola; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo (Democratic Republic of the); Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Guinea; Haiti; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; and Yemen
http://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/Landmark_reached_in_fight_against_tetanus/en/index.html