Bangladesh has become the first country to eliminate the kala-azar.

70% of the global cases were observed in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

India is next in queue to eliminate the kala-azar.

Also, the Maldives was the first country to interrupt the transmission of leprosy.

Achievements of the other Southeast Asian countries includes:

5 out of 11 member countries—Bhutan, DPR Korea, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste—have achieved the regional target of measles and rubella elimination.

Korea opened an account recently by achieving 99.8% vaccine coverage.

4 out of 11 member countries—the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Bangladesh—have eliminated lymphatic filariasis

Nepal and Myanmar have eliminated trachoma.

India has been verified as yaws-free.