Global Cause
Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021
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Why we are in danger of forgetting the scourge of leprosy
To achieve ‘zero leprosy’, the world must take a two-pronged approach. This means finding a way to break transmission of the disease while tackling the discrimination leprosy causes. People affected by Hansen’s disease — otherwise known as leprosy — have two devastating issues to deal with. First is a chronic bacterial infection causing skin sores...
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On the road until no leprosy remains
Work is taking place across the globe to place leprosy where it belongs – in the history books. It’s easy to think of leprosy as a disease of history but in fact it affects millions of people around the world. About 210,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with this disease every year. A worldwide concern Leprosy still...
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Innovation and access: the keys to beating NTDs
In the last decade, the world made great progress against neglected tropical diseases. We must continue to invest in access and innovation to end these diseases. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are blinding, crippling diseases afflicting millions in the world’s most impoverished communities. In the last decade, the world has made tremendous progress in controlling and eliminating...
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Using innovative new tools to advance progress in NTDs
Great strides have been made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases over the past 20 years, but the global burden is still considerable. In order to end the neglect, novel tools and innovative approaches are needed. Innovation has enabled unprecedented progress in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). There has also been a fundamental shift...
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Sleeping sickness elimination is within reach. We can’t afford to give up now
Sleeping sickness is a disease which largely affects remote communities in Africa and is fatal without treatment. Thanks to collaborations and innovation, there is hope that its elimination is within reach. In recent years, great strides have been made in the fight against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness. A devastating disease...
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Solidarity in WASH as a tool for reducing the spread of NTDs
Globally, millions of people suffer from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), many of which are often found in places with unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and insufficient hygiene practices. In recent decades, substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation. However, billions of people still lack these basic services. One in...
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It is possible to end the “neglect” in NTDs
A world without debilitating, disfiguring and even deadly neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is within reach and eliminating them will save millions of lives. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include several parasitic, viral and bacterial diseases that cause substantial and devastating illness, and economic challenges globally. Several of these diseases can be controlled or eliminated through existing,...
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Allowing children to learn and adults to earn: why NTD elimination matters
Integrating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) into universal health coverage could be the best way for governments to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal of eliminating five key NTDs by 2030. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis (LF), schistosomiasis and trachoma, affect more than a billion people across 70 developing countries, with children as...
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Why failure to innovate in the field of NTDs is not an option
More innovation is needed — and urgently — to create better tools and strategies to combat neglected tropical diseases. Otherwise more lives will be needlessly lost. It’s obvious that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause unimaginable suffering to those who are affected by them — estimated to be over 1 billion people globally. What might be...
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Joint action to combat neglected tropical diseases
The global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affects over 1.7 billion people living in poverty, predominantly in South America, Africa and Asia. In the past decade, the global health community has made strides in controlling and eliminating NTDs – a group of diseases that can be painful and debilitating, not just in terms of...