Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
We coordinate and support policies and strategies to enhance global access to interventions for the prevention, control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases, including some zoonotic diseases.
The NTD road map: together towards 2030
The road map targets for 2030
Three types of targets are set by the road map: overarching, cross-cutting and disease-specificBuilt on three foundational pillars that support global efforts to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases
Pillar 1
Accelerate programmatic action:
reduce incidence, prevalence, morbidity, disability and death
reduce incidence, prevalence, morbidity, disability and death
Pillar 2
Intensify cross-cutting approaches:
integrate interventions, mainstream services and coordinate action
integrate interventions, mainstream services and coordinate action
Pillar 3
Change operating models and culture to facilitate country ownership:
clarify stakeholders’ roles, understand cultures and align to reach 2030 targets
clarify stakeholders’ roles, understand cultures and align to reach 2030 targets
News and agenda
Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023
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27 March 2024 | video (webinar). Why is Dengue fever spreading to places it did not exist before? What are the symptoms and treatments? What about vaccines? Dr Raman Velayudhan explains in Science in 5.
26 March 2024. We would like to honor her remarkable legacy by continuing the journey she began – combating neglected tropical diseases and crafting a future where every voice is heard and every potential unleashed!
Technical areas of work
Department's activities
The department coordinates and supports policies and strategies to enhance global access to interventions for the prevention, control, elimination and eradication of NTDs.
COVID-19 and NTDs
Across the whole spectrum of essential health services, NTD interventions have been found to be among the most frequently and most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
STAG-NTD
The Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) is the principal advisory group to the WHO for the control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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For years, there have been challenges in the donation processes for health products for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Unsuccessful attempts have...
3 April 2024
Target product profile to detect "Dracunculus medinensis" presence in environmental samples 
Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea-worm disease, is caused by infection with the parasitic nematode (the Guinea worm). In May 1986, the Thirty-ninth...
3 April 2024
Target product profile to detect prepatent "Dracunculus medinensis" infections in animals
Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea-worm disease, is caused by infection with the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis (the Guinea worm). In May...
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