Progress towards the Elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

ABSTRACT

Over the last 25 years impressive progress has been made on the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide including in the African Region. In 1999 a global initiative was launched to eliminate it completely with a global target date of 2015. This article looks at the progress made across the African Region and the challenges remaining and strategies being implemented for those countries yet to achieve the goal