WHO World Chagas Disease Day : 14 April

WHO World Chagas Disease Day : 14 April– World Chagas Disease Day is commemorated on 14 April to increase public knowledge and visibility of Chagas Disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis) and the resources required for its prevention, control, or elimination.

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The WHO approved the designation of Chagas Disease Day on May 24, 2019 at the 72nd World Health Assembly.  It is one of 11 official global public health campaigns marked by WHO.

The first World Chagas Disease Day was observed on 14 April 2020. The day has been named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor who diagnosed the first case on 14 April 1909.