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World Chagas Disease Day – April 14

April 18 , 2021 1076 days 658 0
  • It was first celebrated on April 14, 2020.
  • It was approved for creation on 2019 at the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly.
  • It is called silent because it progresses slowly, and silenced because it mainly affects the poor people who often lack political voice and proper health care.
  • It is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), meaning it affects the low-income populations in developing countries across the globe.
  • It is one of 11 official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • It was named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor.
  • He diagnosed the first case on 14 April 1909.

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