The WHO has named January 30 as Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. The group of 20 diseases affect more than one billion people and have "devastating consequences" 13 of them are in Argentina.
Some, such as dengue, are advancing territorially in the country due to climate change. Others, like Chagas, could be almost eliminated, but they still have an impact, says Tomás Orduna, a tropical infectious disease specialist at the Mundo Sano Foundation.