Friday, 31 January 2020

World neglected tropical diseases day

World neglected tropical diseases day

January 30, 2020 is the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day), a day when we celebrate the achievements made towards control of the world’s NTDs, yet recognize the daunting challenges we face in the control and elimination of these conditions.

Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) identifies 20 major conditions as NTD

 This inaugural event was announced at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November 2019.

 Motto:“#BeatNTDs: For good. For all”.