The 22 - 26 August meeting--the first to be held in-person since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic--is taking place in Lomé, the capital of Togo, a leader in the region on innovative ways to respond to health problems. Togo is the first country in the world to be recognized by WHO for eliminating four neglected tropical diseases: lymphatic filariasis , human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, trachoma - an eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness - and Guinea worm.
"I thank you for the appreciation shown for my country for the achievement in eliminating the neglected tropical diseases," said President Gnassingbé."In Africa, like everywhere else in the world, we must confront the ongoing challenges, but more so act, act to guarantee access to quality health care for all, everywhere and at all times.
"Investing in the health system in Africa is essential to achieve our development targets. This investment must be substantial and strategic for health and global economic security," said H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, the African Union Commissioner for Humanitarian and Social Development Affairs.
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