Dr. Atul Gawande, USAID’s Assistant Administrator for Global Health, signing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Credit: USAID
On June 23, 2022 the U.S., through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced its signing of the Kigali Declaration.
USAID leadership made the announcement on the day of the historic Kigali Summit.
The Declaration is a multi-year tool aiming to mobilize political will and secure commitments that will help achieve global targets and goals from the World Health Organization’s Road Map on NTDs.
Learn more about the Kigali Declaration and signings.
ICYMI: The latest from the #KigaliSummit: @USAID has signed the Kigali Declaration, a tool to accelerate the end of disabling Neglected Tropical Diseases. Since 2006, USAID has worked with 30+ countries to #beatNTDs.
?️ See @GawandeUSAID signing this important commitment. pic.twitter.com/QDFuLJEymG
— USAID Global Health (@USAIDGH) June 23, 2022