India declared free from Yaws and Neonatal tetanus
India is the first country included in the WHO Neglected tropical diseases roadmap to be free of both yaws (endemic treponematoses) and neonatal tetanus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Roadmap, published in 2011, is “a comprehensive plan of control, elimination and eradication targets for 17 NTDs to be reached between 2012-2020” Yaws …
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