Eradication of yaws – procedures for verification and certification of interruption of transmission

Overview

Yaws mainly affects children living in poor communities in 14 countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) African, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. The disease is targeted for eradication by 2020.

This document sets out the criteria and procedures to be followed by countries in verifying the interruption of yaws transmission. It is intended for use by international verification teams, national yaws eradication programmes and WHO technical staff involved in the eradication of yaws.

Eradication of yaws: procedures for verification and certification of interruption of transmission should be used together with Eradication of yaws: a guide for programme managers and Summary report of a consultation on the eradication of yaws, 5–7 March 2012, Morges, Switzerland.