Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General at World Health Organization, shared on X:
“Obrigado, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, for Brazil’s commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B.
Jarbas Barbosa and I were pleased to receive Brazil’s report and official request for WHO validation for the elimination. Thank you for your leadership in protecting future generations from hepatitis.”
