WHO certifies Barbados for ending mother-to-child HIV transmission

The World Health Organization has confirmed Barbados eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem. No such infant infections were reported between 2022 and 2024, with 98% of pregnant women receiving antenatal care and HIV testing. Barbados joins 26 countries and territories recognised for this goal or similar ones on syphilis and hepatitis B, 15 in the Americas.