The certificates were presented to the Health Minister J.P Nadda at an event organised here.
Indias focused approach on making maternal and newborn care accessible to all and addressing health care equity more generally has made these remarkable successes possible. These victories are not only Indias but all of humanitys as the country accounts for approximately one-sixth of the worlds population, said Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, World Health Organization South-East Asia Region.
In May this year, WHO certified India yaws-free after a team of experts verified interruption of disease transmission in the country.
India gained the tag of neonatal and maternal tetanus free country in 2015.
Khetrapal said both yaws and maternal and neonatal tetanus eliminations were achieved using the existing health system and health workforce.
"Sustained political commitment, clear policies, unified strategies, close supervision and monitoring tireless efforts of the front line workers and invaluable support of partners, particularly for MNTE, were the key factors for these public health feats," added Khetrapal.
Yaws is a chronic bacterial infection that affects the skin, bones and cartilages.
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