Health experts, officials convene in Uganda for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis elimination across Africa


  • World
  • Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

KAMPALA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Health experts, policymakers, and researchers on Monday began a three-day meeting in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B across Africa.

The event, held under the theme "Unifying Actions, Transforming Futures: Achieving Triple Elimination in Africa by 2030," is dubbed as Africa's first-ever high-level conference focused on the triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B.

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