7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

1/11

Dave Curry

Kiwanis InternationalThe Eliminate Project

Vice Chair-Americas

Maternal and neonataltetanus elimination

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

2/11

Maternal and

neonatal tetanus

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

3/11

The hardest to

reach places

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

4/11

90%of mothers andnewborns who

contract tetanusdie

Tetanus kills onenewborn every

9 minutes

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

5/11

Successfulelimination

strategy

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

6/11

The power of

civil society

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

7/11

29 out of 59 high risk countries achieved MNTElimination 1999-January 2013

MNT eliminated before 2000

MNT eliminated after 2000

Close to elimination

High risk countries with challenges

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

8/11

Kiwanis of allgenerations are ignited

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

9/11

58,000newborn lives hangin the balance each

year

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

10/11

Together, we caneliminate MN

7/28/2019 Curry: Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination

11/11