Bangladesh health workers track visceral leishmaniasis

Publication date: the PAHO account described a participatory manual connecting traditional midwives and health workers.

Publication date: PAHO reported input from 280 midwives and community health agents to the manual.

Publication date: PAHO used the Global Indigenous Youth Forum to explain health knowledge dialogues.

Bangladesh became the first country to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem.

After its filariasis milestone, Bangladesh reached the WHO threshold for kala-azar.

The WHO milestone is based on sustained low incidence and requires continued vigilance.

Publication date: WHO announced an agreement with the Indian Ministry of Ayush.

The agreement included developing benchmarks for training and practice in the South Indian Siddha system.

The WHO–India cooperation includes training material on herbal product quality and safety.

WHO described an international herbal pharmacopoeia among the planned five-year activities.