Denmark has become the first country in the EU to eliminate the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother to child, according to WHO

Denmark has been declared the first country in the European Union to eradicate the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother to child, according to an announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). Eliminating transmission involves testing and treating at least 95% of pregnant women, keeping new infections in newborns below 50 per 100,000 births. Hans Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe, highlighted this major progress in Denmark's public health. The country has met the targets set for the period 2021-2024, with low rates of HIV and syphilis transmission among pregnant women. In Denmark, with a population of approximately 6 million residents, only 0.1% of pregnant women are infected with HIV, and congenital syphilis is rare. The WHO noted that Denmark is on the right track to also eliminate the transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child.