Thread by @WHO

"Today, in more than 1 in 3 countries, more than 90% of #HIV-positive pregnant women are receiving anti-retroviral therapy"-@DrTedros addressing @OAFLA at the #ICASA2019Rwanda

@DrTedros @OAFLA @WHOAFRO @RwandaHealth @FirstLadyRwanda "Eastern & southern Africa are leading the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of #HIV with an average of 92% pregnant women are receiving anti-retroviral therapy. 1 in 3 is still nowhere near good enough. We have a lot of work to do"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1201402470423027712?s=20

@DrTedros @OAFLA @WHOAFRO @RwandaHealth @FirstLadyRwanda "#HIV, Hepatitis B and syphilis are all endemic in Africa.
All three can be maternally transmitted; are devastating; take a heavy toll on health systems, with catastrophic expenditures for families leading to poverty in our communities.
And all three can be prevented"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @OAFLA @WHOAFRO @RwandaHealth @FirstLadyRwanda "You know that no mother should die when giving life. No child should be born with #HIV, hepatitis or syphilis.

The services we’re talking about can & should be provided to every mother through strong #PrimaryHealthCare, which is the foundation of #HealthForAll"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @OAFLA @WHOAFRO @RwandaHealth @FirstLadyRwanda "One of the key challenges we face in building strong #PrimaryHealthCare on this continent is the deficit of health workers. Between now and 2030, the world is facing a shortfall of 18 million #healthworkers, mostly in low- and middle-income countries"-@DrTedros