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"WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today extended his
congratulations to the Republic of Togo, as it was confirmed that the West
African country had become the first country to eliminate four devastating
neglected tropical diseases.
The ceremony took place during the 72nd Session of the World Health
Organization Regional Committee for Africa, in Lomé, and was attended by Togo’s
President Faure Gnassingbé.
In addition to WHO’s acknowledgment, President Gnassingbé also received an
outstanding achievement award on behalf of his country’s extended health
workforce. The award was presented by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr
Matshidiso Moeti, and Ms. Thoko Elphick-Pooley, Director, Uniting to Combat
Neglected Tropical Diseases.
In congratulating Togo, Dr Tedros noted that dracunculiasis, lymphatic
filariasis, human African trypanosomiasis and trachoma had long been a terrible
burden for the Togolese population and that their elimination constituted “a
gift not only for the people of Togo today, but for generations to come”.
The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis, in 2020, coincided with the
height of the COVID-19 pandemic, making Togo’s elimination of the deadly
disease, also referred to as sleeping sickness, even more noteworthy."
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