Health topics
Tetanus
WHO/Sigrun Roesel
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious but preventable disease that affects the body's muscles and nerves. It typically arises from a skin wound that becomes contaminated by a bacterium called clostridium tetani, which is often found in soil.
Without treatment, tetanus can be fatal. Vaccination is the best protection.
General information
News and features
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Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) elimination update
1 November 2012 -
China achieves maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination
30 October 2012
Documents and publications
Programmes and activities
Related topics
Meetings and events
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Seventh Pacific Immunization Programme Strengthening (PIPS) Workshop and Workshop on Lessons Learnt from Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination
22-27 August 2011 - Nadi, Fiji -
20th Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Diseases in the Western Pacific Region
9-12 August 2011 - Manila, Philippines