WorldAfricaWHO Regional Committee for Africa program against neglected tropical diseases

WHO Regional Committee for Africa program against neglected tropical diseases

Type of event:
Public Health
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

Wounded

Date

August 30, 2023

What happened

With chronic underfunding threatening Africa’s fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors meeting for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa have called for increased investments to end the neglected illnesses that affect nearly 400 million people in the region.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.afro.who.int/news/funding-crisis-threatens-africas-fight-against-neglected-tropical-diseases

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