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VC, Prof. Dash participates in the WHO and GOI Technical Advisory Group Meetings
Oct 6, 2020
Visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as Kala-azar is a neglected tropical parasitic disease affecting the poorest of the poor and is targeted for elimination as a public health problem. The elimination of kala-azar refers to reducing the cases to a level where it is no longer a public health problem and the target is set to achieve less than one kala-azar case per 10,000 population annually, at the district or sub-district level. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the disease is left untreated, the death rate could go up to 100% in the developing countries within 2 years. The WHO organized a virtual meeting to focus on the eradication of this disease. Prof. A P Dash, VC, AIPH University participated as an expert in the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organization for Kala-azar elimination through a virtual meeting on October 2020.
VC at WHO virtual TAG meeting
Prof. A P Dash, VC, AIPH University also participated as an expert in the Technical Advisory Committee meeting of Govt. of India (Ministry of Health & FW). This committee discusses all technical issues relating to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program and includes several topics / subjects. It covers approval of various tools for use in vector borne disease control.
Visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as Kala-azar is a neglected tropical parasitic disease affecting the poorest of the poor and is targeted for elimination as a public health problem. The elimination of kala-azar refers to reducing the cases to a level where it is no longer a public health problem and the target is set to achieve less than one kala-azar case per 10,000 population annually, at the district or sub-district level. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if the disease is left untreated, the death rate could go up to 100% in the developing countries within 2 years. The WHO organized a virtual meeting to focus on the eradication of this disease. Prof. A P Dash, VC, AIPH University participated as an expert in the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organization for Kala-azar elimination through a virtual meeting on October 2020.
VC at WHO virtual TAG meeting
Prof. A P Dash, VC, AIPH University also participated as an expert in the Technical Advisory Committee meeting of Govt. of India (Ministry of Health & FW). This committee discusses all technical issues relating to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program and includes several topics / subjects. It covers approval of various tools for use in vector borne disease control.
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