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

Built on three foundational pillars that support global efforts to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases



New NTD Road map 2021–2030. NTDs: together towards 2030. Pillar 1.

Pillar 1

New NTD Road map 2021–2030. NTDs: together towards 2030. Pillar 1.

Pillar 2

Intensify cross-cutting approaches: 
integrate interventions, mainstream services and coordinate action

New NTD Road map 2021–2030. NTDs: together towards 2030. Pillar 1.

Pillar 3

Change operating models and culture to facilitate country ownership: clarify stakeholders’ roles, understand cultures and align to reach 2030 targets

Ending NTDs: Together towards 2030

Ending NTDs: together towards 2030

New NTD Road map 2021–2030.
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News and agenda

 

Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023

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Technical areas of work

 

Beating NTDs

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.

 

NTDs and COVID-19 impact response perspectives

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.

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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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Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023: executive summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the global community of countries, partners, donors, technical experts, scientists and field implementation teams...
WASH and health working together: a ‘how-to’ guide for neglected tropical disease programmes, second edition

This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD programme managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community to...

Regional Action Plan for prevention and control of snakebite envenoming in the South-East Asia 2022–2030

More than 5.8 billion people globally are at risk of snakebite envenoming, which kills between 81 000 and 138 000 people per year. In the South-East...