Thailand becomes first country to eliminate mother-child transmission of HIV
According to Thailand’s ministry of public health, 98% of all pregnant women living with HIV have access to treatment. The rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the country is less than 2%.
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In 2015, the number of children in Thailand infected with HIV transmitted from the mother declined to 85 as compared to 1,000 in the year 2000