(a) Eliminating poliomyelitis and neonatal tetanus in 1996

Elimination efforts have significantly reduced the number of annual neonatal tetanus deaths.

Almost universal protection of infants against neonatal tetanus had also been achieved in these three divisions.

The number of deaths from maternal and neonatal tetanus declined from 248,000 in 1997 to 180,000 in 2002.

Neonatal tetanus continues to be a major health problem only where births are not attended by trained midwives

It targets the six most fatal childhood diseases (tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and measles), as well as neonatal tetanus by means of the systematic anti tetanus vaccination of pregnant women and women of child bearing age.

Elimination efforts have reduced the number of annual neonatal tetanus deaths from 248,000 in 1997 to 180,000 in 2002.

A target to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by the end of 2007 has been set and immunization campaigns have continued.

Several countries were advancing towards adequate vitamin A intake, the elimination of neonatal tetanus and towards the end decade goals for water.

Of the 58 countries still seeking to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, 33 have initiated or expanded supplemental immunization activities for tetanus toxoid in high risk districts over the past four years, protecting almost 46 million women.

Of the 58 countries still to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), 33 have initiated or expanded supplemental immunization activities for tetanus toxoid (TT) in high risk districts over the past four years, protecting almost 46 million women.

My Government has adopted a reproductive health policy that aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality through social mobilization to increase the use of health services by pregnant women and to promote vaccination against maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Only very few cases of neonatal tetanus, all in high risk areas, occurred in 1997, which means that Lebanon has continued to maintain elimination status.

Funding has also been secured to conduct a maternal and neonatal tetanus immunization campaign for women of childbearing age in Puntland and parts of southern Somalia.

UNRWA remained committed to achieving the WHO UNICEF CDC targets for the eradication of poliomyelitis and neonatal tetanus and for reducing mortality from measles by half in 2005.

Prenatal, neonatal and post neonatal child mortality

That has been achieved by improving maternal health, including the elimination of neonatal tetanus, better immunization coverage, the broad distribution of vitamin A and the provision of free medical examinations for the poor.

Currently, the fight against malaria and HIV AIDS, the elimination of vitamin A deficiency, the reduction of the gap in education coverage and quality and the elimination of neonatal tetanus were priority issues.

(d) Immunization now protects an estimated 700,000 infants per year from neonatal tetanus and 120 countries have virtually eliminated the disease (i.e., reduced the national rate to less than 1 per 1,000 live births).

neonatal mortality rate

Among the refugee population, UNRWA has helped bring vaccine preventable diseases under full control, and no cases of poliomyelitis, neonatal tetanus, pertussis or diphtheria have been reported over the past decade in the Agency's area of operations.

PROTECTION AGAINST TETANUS TOXOID

292. As the programme moves towards the year 2000 and the effort to eradicate poliomyelitis and eliminate neonatal tetanus gathers momentum, the financial resources needed to sustain EPI at least at the present level have to be assessed.

Might need a tetanus shot.

The UNRWA health programme has played a major role in the prevention of communicable diseases by immunization and in the eradication of diseases that are still at the top of the global health agenda, such as malaria, poliomyelitis and neonatal tetanus.

To prevent the risks of babies contracting tetanus, two doses of tetanus toxoid are administered during these visits.

Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis

Diphtheria and tetanus (three doses) 95.1

Tetanus would have required a cut.

The tetanus here is simply terrible.

Welcoming the achievements of the accelerated disease control initiatives against poliomyelitis, measles, and maternal and neonatal tetanus in immunizing previously unreached populations, and noting that these initiatives have established extensive networks on which surveillance for other disease and health trends can be built or expanded

Welcoming the achievements of the accelerated disease control initiatives against poliomyelitis, measles, and maternal and neonatal tetanus in immunizing previously unreached populations, and noting that these initiatives have established extensive networks on which surveillance for other disease and health trends can be built or expanded

303. These vaccination rates have produced a very considerable reduction in the incidence of the targeted diseases, for no case of poliomyelitis has been notified since 1993 and no case of diphtheria since 1994, and only five cases of neonatal tetanus were notified in 1994.

Dealing with obstetrical complications and neonatal emergencies.

Diphtheria (combined with tetanus and whooping cough). 93.30

Neonatal mortality during the first month of life

INFANT MORTALITY RATE PER 1,000, 1985 1995 Neonatal Post

Tetanus, measles, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, hepatitis B, yellow fever.

Infants immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles poliomyelitis and tuberculosis

55.3 of pregnant women received two doses of anti tetanus vaccine.

The second series focused on neonatal survivial and began with Lawn JE, Cousens S., Zupan J., 4 million neonatal deaths When? Where? Why? , Lancet 2005 365 891 900.

Post neonatal mortality after the first month and before first birthday

290. During the period 1980 1993 there was a significant decline in the incidence of the EPI target diseases poliomyelitis from 1.7 to 0.1, diphtheria from 0.3 to 0.0, pertussis from 3.7 to 0.1, measles from 34.3 to 3.2 per 100,000 population, while neonatal tetanus dropped from 83.9 to 3.5 per 100,000 live births.

Approximately 70 per cent of infant deaths occur in the neonatal period.

Of these, 37.62 per cent died between the ages of 28 days and 11 months (post neonatal mortality) and 60.52 per cent during the first 28 days of life (neonatal mortality).