January 30th to Mark the Second Annual World NTD Day
The UAE has spearheaded diplomatic efforts to obtain official recognition of the day by The World Health Organization and has played a lead role in galvanizing partners and supporting the day.
- The UAE has spearheaded diplomatic efforts to obtain official recognition of the day by The World Health Organization and has played a lead role in galvanizing partners and supporting the day.
- The World Health Organizations new NTD Roadmap is a rallying cry that tells us that not only is beating NTDs possible, its possible within a decade.
- This years World NTD Day is drawing attention to the launch of the World Health Organizations new roadmap to end NTDs.
- Recognizing that the annual celebration of the day provides a vital service to the worlds work to end NTDs, the World Health Organizations Executive Board passed a decision on 23 January recommending that WHO officially support activities marking 30 January as World NTD Day, and inviting Member States and others to celebrate the day.