India eliminates yaws, maternal and neonatal tetanus
India on Tuesday received certificates from the World Health Organisation recognising it as a Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT)-free nation. India is the first nation under the 2012 WHO neglected tropical diseases roadmap to eliminate yaws, a bacterial infection of the skin, bones and joints. Until a few decades ago, India reported 1.5-2 lakh neonatal tetanus cases annually.