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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases presented this Monday in Lomé, a distinction to Togo for having eliminated on its territory in recent years, at least 4 neglected tropical diseases. . It is on the sidelines of the opening of the 72nd session of the Africa Regional Committee of the World Health Organization. Lomé is hosting, in fact, and for the first time, this meeting from August 22 to 26, 2022 in a hybrid format (face-to-face and by videoconference).
“These are dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis, human African trypanosomiasis and trachoma, including human African trypanosomiasis in 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director of the WHO, in a speech for the occasion.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director of WHO Africa, also present in Lomé for this 72nd session of the Africa Regional Committee of the World Health Organization, together presented Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé with the certificate and a trophy.
“On the occasion of this 72nd session of the Africa Regional Committee of the World Health Organization, it is with pleasure that I present to you the WHO certificate of recognition for the elimination of 4 neglected tropical diseases, namely dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis, human African trypanosomiasis and trachoma” indicated the DG of WHO while presenting the distinction to Faure Gnassingbé
He also maintained that “the elimination of these neglected tropical diseases is an exceptional achievement and a gift, not only for the Togolese people today, but also for generations to come”.
He ended with an invitation to the Togolese authorities to continue their efforts to eliminate “other diseases that are problematic for the health of the Togolese people and to meet other challenges related to health in Togo”.
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