World NTD Day
World NTD Day is an awareness day for addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).[1][2]
The first World NTD Day was on January 30, 2020.[3]
January 30 is the anniversary of the landmark 2012 London Declaration on NTDs, which unified partners across sectors, countries and disease communities to push for greater investment and action on NTDs.[3]
2020 is a special year for the global health response to NTDs WHO is expected to launch new goals during the year to guide progress against NTDs until 2030.[3]
Reem Al Hashimi announced the event on behalf of the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 19, 2019, at the Reach the Last Mile Forum. The UAE has invested significant sums in efforts to fight NTDs.[4]
References
- ^ "World Health Assembly adopts decision to recognize 30 January as World NTD Day". www.who.int. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Hotez, Peter J.; Aksoy, Serap; Brindley, Paul J.; Kamhawi, Shaden (29 January 2020). "World neglected tropical diseases day". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (1): e0007999. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007999. ISSN 1935-2735. PMC 6988912. PMID 31995572.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c The Lancet (December 2019). "2020: a crucial year for neglected tropical diseases". The Lancet. 394 (10215): 2126. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33070-3. PMID 31839179.
- ^ "Reaching the Last Mile: First world tropical diseases day to highlight plight of millions suffering". The National. November 19, 2019.