In December, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya hosted the first international conference on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. The theme, “cross-border partnership towards achieving control and elimination of NTDs”, recognised that cooperation beyond national borders is crucial for success in the fight against NTDs. The importance of collaboration to control NTDs came to global attention in 2012, with the launch of the and the London Declaration on NTDs, which saw governments, donors, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organisations, and pharmaceutical companies coming together to commit to control, eliminate, or eradicate ten of WHO's priority NTDs by 2020. Jan 30 will mark 8 years since the London Declaration on NTDs. That same date will also mark the inaugural .

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从被忽视的热带病中夺走被忽视的东西。

2019年12月，肯尼亚内罗毕主办了非洲首届关于被忽视的热带病（NTD）的国际会议。“实现控制和消除NTD的跨界伙伴关系”这一主题认识到，跨越国界的合作对于成功打击NTD至关重要。随着NTD和伦敦宣言的发布，合作控制NTD的重要性在2012年引起了全球关注，各国政府，捐助者，多边机构，非政府组织和制药公司齐心协力，致力于控制NTD，到2020年，消除或消除世卫组织的10个优先NTD。1月30日将是《伦敦关于NTD的宣言》发表8年。同一日期也将标志着就职典礼。