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World Chagas Disease Day – April 14
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- It was first celebrated on April 14, 2020.
- It was approved for creation on 2019 at the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly.
- It is called silent because it progresses slowly, and silenced because it mainly affects the poor people who often lack political voice and proper health care.
- It is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), meaning it affects the low-income populations in developing countries across the globe.
- It is one of 11 official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- It was named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor.
- He diagnosed the first case on 14 April 1909.
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