Le 31 mai 2021, l’Assemblée mondiale de la santé (AMS) a reconnu le 30 janvier Journée mondiale des maladies tropicales négligées (MTN) par la décision WHA74(18). Cette décision a officialisé le 30 janvier comme une journée visant à mieux sensibiliser à l’impact dévastateur des MTN sur les populations les plus pauvres […]
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day – 30 January
On 31 May 2021, the World Health Assembly (WHA) recognized 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day through decision WHA74(18). This decision formalized 30 January as a day to create better awareness on the devastating impact of NTDs on the poorest populations around the world. The day is also […]
World Hepatitis Day – 28 July
ELIMINATE HEPATITIS The elimination of viral hepatitis has now been firmly put on the map. At the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, 194 governments adopted WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which includes a goal of eliminating hepatitis B and C in the next 13 years. The community responded […]