The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem.
The World Health OrganizationJan 30 2025 The World Health Organization congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem. This form of human African trypanosomiasis, the only type transmitted in Guinea, is the first neglected tropical disease to be eliminated in the country. The news marks an important achievement in this public health field on the eve of the world Neglected Tropical Disease s Day, marked on 30 January.
Effective country investments and partnerships In the 1990s, HAT resurged along Guinea's coast due to increased human activity in mangroves, driven by Conakry's economic and population growth.
However, Guinea faced significant challenges in its HAT elimination efforts during the Ebola outbreak and COVID-19. From 2013 to 2015, the Ebola epidemic caused a suspension of medical activities, leading to a resurgence in HAT cases. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic posed further disruptions, but the programme adapted by implementing door-to-door HAT screening to maintain control efforts.
"The elimination of sleeping sickness is the result of many years of effort by the Guinean government, its partners and communities in the overall context of the national policy to combat all neglected tropical diseases," said Dr Oumar Diouhé BAH, Guinea's Minister of Health and Public Hygiene.
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