Namibia reached a milestone in eradicatingmother-to-child disease transmission

Niël Terblanché Namibia has an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate new HIV, Congenital Syphilis and Hepatitis B infections among newborn babies and children. The country has achieved the 95-95-95 targets set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government is fully committed to the goal of Zero New HIV Infections while continuing to invest in the HIV and AIDS response According to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, investment is needed to sustain the tremendous progress the country has made in scaling up HIV service to ensure easy access to comprehensive, high-quality treatment…