30th January – World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Author and Institutional affiliation: Dorothy Aanyu, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program-Field Epidemiology Track, Tel: 256774009185, Email: aanyu@uniph.go.ug
On 31 May 2021, the World Health Assembly (WHA) recognized 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day.
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 an opportunity to call on everyone to support the growing momentum for the control, elimination and eradication of these diseases.
