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Hans Kluge

Hans Kluge

WHO Regional Director for Europe

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"Denmark's success is a testament to the strength of its maternal health system and its long-standing commitment to reaching every pregnant woman with the care she needs." — February 2026

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Countries race to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

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Leading WHO Europe's elimination efforts

Every year, roughly 120,000 children worldwide are born with HIV they could have avoided. Denmark just proved that number can be zero. On February 27, 2026, the World Health Organization validated Denmark as the first European Union country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, confirming that routine prenatal screening and treatment drove new infant infections to zero across four consecutive years.

Updated Feb 28