GHIT Endorses Khartoum Call for Action at Sixth International Conference on Mycetoma
The GHIT Fund is pleased to endorse the Khartoum Call for Action, announced in Khartoum at the Sixth International Conference on Mycetoma. The Call for action urges the global community to work together with multilateral agencies, partners, research institutions and pharmaceutical companies to address the devastating consequences of this disease.
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Mycetoma is the neglected of the neglected tropical diseases affecting the poorest of the poor in poor remote communities.
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WHO Collaborating Centre on Mycetoma
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Director-General of WHO calls for more mycetoma research during visit to Mycetoma Research Centre
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday 24 October 2018 had visited the Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum (Sudan), WHO Collaborating Centre on Mycetoma where he pledged to support initiatives that
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