New Paper Highlights Key Progress, Challenges Ahead of Post-2015 Agenda Setting
In an important new paper, “Neglected tropical diseases: now more than just ‘other disease’ — the post-2015 agenda,” published in International Health, David Molyneux, professor at the Liverpool...
View ArticleWhy focus on NTDs, and Why Now?
Of all the challenges our world faces, why do we focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? For END7, the answer is simple. Because these are the most common diseases of the world’s poor, affecting...
View ArticleHow to Ensure we “Leave No One Behind” on the International Day for the...
Today marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme, “Leave no one behind,” is especially important to me as an advocate for the world’s most vulnerable populations....
View Article“Worm Index” Reveals Association Between NTDs and Human Development
A new “worm index” developed by Sabin President Dr. Peter Hotez and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Jennifer Herricks reveals a strong association between neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and...
View Article3rd Progress Report on The London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases...
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases released its third progress report on The London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases on June 25, 2015. Read the full executive summary and report....
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Come here every month to see the most important news on NTDs! 1. Malawi Eliminates Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Disease – AllAfrica, June 1 2. Jigawa Trains 650 Health Workers on Neglected Diseases –...
View ArticleWhat Gets Measured Gets Counted
A man is disfigured and shunned by his community. A child is too tired and sick to go to school. A woman is blinded by an infection. These are just some of the effects of neglected tropical diseases...
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