India has got a pat on back from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for eliminating yaws, one of the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting poor countries. A chronic skin infection that affects skin, bone and cartilage, yaws can cause irreversible destruction of tissue and deformities in late stages. The disease can be prevented and cured by a single shot of long-acting Penicillin.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/india-gets-pat-back-who
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yaws
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/skin-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-institute-communicable-disease-nicd