Maldives Triple Elimination Achieved by WHO

• Theme: International Health Achievement / Current Affairs 2025.
• Achievement: The first nation in the world to have triple the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of.
• HIV
• Hepatitis B
• Syphilis
• Evidence-based: World Health Organization (WHO)

Key Highlights:

• Maldives already had previous HIV and syphilis validation, and recently hepatitis B MTCT elimination.
• WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus termed it as a historic milestone in the history of public health.
• More than 95 per cent of the coverage of antenatal care with universal screening and treatment of pregnant women, including migrants.
• Large immunization coverage: Infants are immunized against hepatitis B on time.
• In 2022–23:
• Newborns without HIV or syphilis.
• 2023 survey established zero hepatitis B in school-aged children.

Factors Behind Success:

• Good political will and universal medical insurance.
• Free diagnostics, vaccinations, free antenatal.
• Investment in health over 10% of the GDP.

About Maldives:

• President: Mohamed Muizzu
• Capital: Malé
• Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa