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World Chagas Disease Day 2025 Date
World Chagas Disease Day 2025 falls on Monday, April 14.
World Chagas Disease Day 2025 Theme
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World Chagas Disease Day History
World Chagas Disease Day was first celebrated on April 14, 2020. The annual event was named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, the Brazilian doctor who diagnosed the first case on April 14, 1909. The creation of World Chagas Disease Day was approved on May 24, 2019 at the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly. It was officially created at the WHA plenary on May 28, 2019. The proposal for a World Chagas Disease Day was instituted by the International Federation of Associations of People Affected by Chagas Disease, and was supported by several health institutions, universities, research centres, organizations and foundations.
World Chagas Disease Day Significance
World Chagas Disease Day is an important global event that helps in educating people of the world and putting a spotlight on Chagas disease, the suffering it causes and the actions needed for equitable access to health care and services for everyone affected by the disease.
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