India free from Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

Q.  India has now been declared free of which diseases?
- Published on 09 Sep 16

a. Yaws
b. Maternal Tetanus
c. Neonatal Tetanus
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 
India is the first country to be officially acknowledged as yaws free.
  • It received certificates from WHO declaring the country Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free
  • Certificates were presented at the 69th Session of the WHO regional committee for south-east Asia region held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • The elimination of tetanus as a public health problem means that in India, the annual rate of maternal and neonatal tetanus is now less than 1 per 1000 live births.
  • The health ministry aims at sustaining achievements by health systems providing immunisation coverage and best healthcare practices as well as effective surveillance system
  • Newer vaccines such as Rotavirus Vaccine and Measles Rubella vaccine have kept India free from preventable deaths
  • Yaws is a disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
  • It is one of the first diseases targeted by WHO and UNICEF for eradication in the 1950s.
  • The disease affects skin, bone and cartilage.

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