African Govts Act Together to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases Africa Liberia Rwanda WorldNTDDay
January 30 is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Leading organisations and countries announced new commitments to help strengthen efforts to end neglected tropical diseases . These commitments were made by endemic countries, donors, and private sector partners as a response to a global call for urgent investment to control, eliminate and eradicate NTDs by 2030.
Ghana has signed the Kigali Declaration on NTDs, making the total number of endemic country signatories 12. This includes signatories from June 2022: Botswana, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Timor Leste, Uganda, and Vanuatu. Since its launch, the Declaration has garnered 61 signatories, mobilising over U.S.$1.6 billion for NTDs and over 19 billion tablets/units of medicine.
NTDs are a group of infectious diseases that affect over 1.7 billion people around the world. NTDs debilitate, disfigure, and can be fatal. They are also a significant barrier to economic development.Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, 30 January 2023 London, UK, 30 January 2023 -- Today, leading organisations and countries announced new commitments to help strengthen efforts to end neglected tropical diseases . These…
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