Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy

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This Wednesday’s day, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chile as the second country worldwide to eradicate leprosy. Through its official website, the organization congratulated our country for becoming the first country in the Americas to be officially verified for eliminating the disease. “The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates Chile for becoming the first count…

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Chile became the first country in America to be officially verified as free from leprosy disease after more than 3 decades.

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In the South American country, according to WHO, there has been no local contagion with leprosy since 1993, so the organization has now classified Chile as leprosy-free, an almost unprecedented process.

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The World Health Organization has classified Chile as free from chronic infectious disease leprosy, and since 1993 there has been no local infection.

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WHO certifies Chile as free from leprosy. Which measures led to this and why the disease is still a problem in many parts of the world.

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Chile has been officially verified as the first Latin American country to be leprosy-free according to the WHO. The fact is that it remains for three decades without local cases, which means a milestone for the country in public health. WHO declared Chile free of leprosy Officially Chile is the first leprosy-free country in Latin America as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. The milestone is then that in more than 30 y…