According to WHO data, from 2021 to 2024, Denmark met all necessary criteria, demonstrating a low level of infection transmission and a high coverage of testing and treatment for pregnant women.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted: “This achievement shows that with strong political will and consistent investments in primary health care, as well as in comprehensive maternal and child health services, countries can protect every pregnant woman and newborn from these diseases.”
The cessation of HIV and syphilis transmission from mother to child means that in Denmark, at least 95% of pregnant women are tested and treated, and the rate of new infections among newborns does not exceed 50 per 100,000 births per year. WHO emphasizes that achieving this goal is the result of many years of efforts by healthcare workers and improvements in the healthcare system. Strengthening the database and laboratory capacities has also been of significant importance.
Additionally, Denmark has joined the ranks of 20 countries and territories that have previously overcome the transmission of HIV, syphilis, or hepatitis B from mother to child, or have received certificates from WHO confirming their progress towards the elimination of these diseases. Among them are Armenia, Belarus, and Moldova.
In Kyrgyzstan, as of November 2025, more than 15,000 people living with HIV have been registered. More than 80 new cases of this virus are detected each month in the republic.
Experts report that the most common route of HIV transmission is sexual, accounting for 62.7% of cases. The parenteral route accounts for 30%, while the vertical route (from mother to child) accounts for 2.3%, with the cause remaining unknown in 5% of cases.
