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

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 2025


   

 

 

 


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

Latest publications

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Validation of elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiases as a public health problem in children: criteria and procedure
The document defines key concepts, thresholds and indicators used to assess elimination as a public health problem, including prevalence and infection...
Report of the WHO stakeholders update webinar on human African trypanosomiasis, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 June 2025

WHO convened stakeholders involved in the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) for an update webinar covering the past two years. Previous...

Strategy for the Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the WHO African Region 2026-2030

This Strategy for the Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the WHO African Region, 2026–2030 focuses...