Before revision: It was started in 1998 after a 1997 visit to Côte d'Ivoire by Hiroyoshi Nakajima, who was then the general director of the WHO, recognizing the lack of research and a growing disease burden.
After revision: It was started in 1998 after a 1997 visit to Côte d'Ivoire by Hiroshi Nakajima, who was then the general director of the WHO, recognizing the lack of research and a growing disease burden.