Today is #WorldNTDDay

How much do you know about Neglected Tropical Diseases?

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The @WHO now includes 20 diseases in its list of NTDs and estimates that they affect 1.7 billion people globally

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Health experts say that efforts to help people who suffer from NTDs are being jeopardised by the coronavirus pandemic

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Where in the world are NTDs found?

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For example, trachoma is a bacterial eye infection that damages the eyelids, causing the eyelashes to turn inwards and rub painfully against the eyeball

If not corrected with surgery, it can lead to irreversible vision loss and blindness

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Some of the NTDs listed include known diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya

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But also leprosy

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Read more about it below 👇 https://news.trust.org/item/20210130045938-gz4m8/
10 facts about Neglected Tropical Diseases

One in five people globally are afflicted by 'diseases of the poor' such as leprosy, intestinal worms, trachoma, scabies and elephantiasis

https://news.trust.org/item/20210130045938-gz4m8/
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