Siddha training benchmarks enter international discussion

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.

Case detection, treatment and monitoring were essential to the elimination programme.

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

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

The country received WHO certification after interrupting indigenous malaria transmission.

Prevention and rapid response helped Cabo Verde maintain its malaria-free status.

Cabo Verde was certified malaria free after decades of work across its islands.