World Health Organization (WHO) has named Sri Lanka as a country free from childhood Tetanus and awarded a certificate regarding elimination of the disease on last Tuesday (06) during the on going South East Asia Regional Health Ministers Summit.Accordingly the Director General Of WHO Dr.Margaret Chan has handed over the childhood Tetanus free certificate to Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne last Tuesday at Galle Face Hotel in Colombo.
The Tetanus is a disease spreading among newly born infants as a result of poor hygiene and safety practices adapted by mothers during the delivery WHO has stated.
Through a continuous Immunization Programme carried out among mothers , Sri Lanka has managed to eliminate the Tetanus and as a result no new Tetanus Patient among children have been reported from the island during last few years it has been revealed.
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