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Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

10 Facts: neglected tropical diseases

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Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected tropical diseases are a symptom of poverty and disadvantage. Those most affected are the poorest populations often living in remote, rural areas, urban slums or in conflict zones. With little political voice, neglected tropical diseases have a low profile and status in public health priorities.

Although medically diverse, neglected tropical diseases share features that allow them to persist in conditions of poverty, where they cluster and frequently overlap. Over 1 billion people – one sixth of the world's population – suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases.
Letter from the Director | Integrated control of the NTD's

A turning point
The neglected tropical diseases express this link between health and development in an explicit, almost visual way – a way that is more compelling than statistics alone.
The view of the DG | Global Partners' Meeting

Neglected tropical diseases action field

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17 & 18 Dec. 2009 | Geneva
WHO Informal Consultation on Chagas Disease Control and Prevention in Europe

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Second meeting of the STAG on Neglected Tropical Diseases
17―18 April 2008
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19−20 April 2007
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Last update:20 November 2009

NTD IN THE NEWS!

18 Nov. 09 | Geneva
Dengue: Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. New Edition 2009

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10 Nov. 09 | Geneva
Neglected tropical diseases booklet
New edition

09 Nov. 09 | Geneva
WHO rolls out new combination treatment for sleeping sickness

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30 Oct. 09 | Geneva
Urogenital schistosomiasis – Statement
Audio summary–Urogenital schistosomiasis – Statement, 00:03:27 [mp3 1.90Mb]
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