Location: Shiv Nagar, Sitamarhi (Bihar), India
Type of event: Community education
Description: Community Awareness meeting for World NTD Day on Lymphatic Filariasis, Rabies, Kala-azar, Snakebite envenoming, Dengue, and Chikungunya
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