evidence: The Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) initiative aims to reduce MNT cases to such low levels that the disease is no longer a major public health problem. Unlike polio and smallpox, tetanus cannot be eradicated (tetanus spores are present in the environment worldwide), but through immunization of children, mothers, other women of reproductive age (WRA) and promotion of more hygienic deliveries and cord care practices, MNT can be eliminated (defined as less than one case of neonatal tetanus per 1000 live births in every district). [...] As of March 2019, 46/59 (78%) countries with a high burden of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) had been validated as having eliminated this major cause... [...] Validation of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination