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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh
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WHO validates a Bangladesh filariasis milestone
📅 13 May 2023Bangladesh achieved elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.
Bangladesh curbs a mosquito-borne parasite
📅 13 May 2023Large-scale treatment and monitoring reduced lymphatic filariasis in affected communities.
Community work matters in filariasis control
📅 13 May 2023Health workers used repeated medicine campaigns in areas where the infection had circulated.
Elimination has a defined public health threshold
📅 13 May 2023WHO validation concerns a disease no longer being a public health problem, not a claim of zero possible infection.
WHO validates Bangladesh kala-azar elimination
📅 31 October 2023Bangladesh became the first country to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem.
A second neglected disease reaches an elimination target
📅 31 October 2023After its filariasis milestone, Bangladesh reached the WHO threshold for kala-azar.
Bangladesh health workers track visceral leishmaniasis
📅 31 October 2023Case detection, treatment and monitoring were essential to the elimination programme.
Elimination does not mean that risk can be ignored
📅 31 October 2023The WHO milestone is based on sustained low incidence and requires continued vigilance.