Kathmandu, Feb. 27 -- Nepal has sustained the elimination status of maternal and neonatal tetanus, a milestone it first achieved in 2005.

Officials from the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that a recent assessment conducted by a team of experts from the World Health Organisation headquarters, WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), WHO country office, and UNICEF reconfirmed the country's elimination status.

"The expert panel's report has validated Nepal's sustained elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus," said Dr Abhiyan Gautam, chief of the Immunisation Section at the Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services. "This success indicates the effectiveness of our immunisation programme and its co...