Consider the following statements about World Neglected Tropical Diseases NTD Day 1 The first World ...........

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Consider the following statements about World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day:

1. The first World NTD Day was held on 30 January 2020.

2. The proposal to recognise the day was made by India.

3. World NTD Day commemorates the simultaneous launch of the first NTD road map and the London Declaration on NTDs on 30 January 2012.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Statement 2 is incorrect: The proposal to recognise the day was made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Supplementary notes: World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day

The first World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day was celebrated informally in 2020. UAE moved the proposal to recognize this day as ‘World NTD Day’.

Significance: World NTD Day commemorates the simultaneous launch of the fi rst NTD road map and the London Declaration on NTDs on 30 January 2012. London Declaration

London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases was a collaborative disease eradication program. It launched on 30 January 2012 in London.

Based on: World Health Organization 2020 roadmap to eradicate or prevent transmission of neglected tropical diseases.

This declaration aimed to eliminate or control 10 neglected diseases by 2020 by providing more than US$785 million to support research and development.

Great progress has been made since 2012, but not all the goals have been met by 2020.