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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

COMING EVENTS

22—26 Feb. 2010 | Geneva
Expert Committee Meeting for the Control of Leishmaniasis

29—30 Apr. 2010 | Geneva
Third meeting of the STAG on Neglected Tropical Diseases

COMMUNICATION / MEDIA

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2003—2010
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The Forgotten Diseases (.wmv)

SPEECHES

Director-General speeches
relating to NTD

ARCHIVES

Second meeting of the STAG on Neglected Tropical Diseases
22 April 2009
First WHO Global Partners' Meeting on NTD
19−20 April 2007
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All past NTD events/information

Last update: 02 February 2010

NTD IN THE NEWS!

20 Jan. 2010 | Geneva
"Statement: Chagas disease in Europe
WHO Informal Consultation Meeting Recommendations"
Audio summary–Chagas disease in Europe, 00:06:08 [mp3 5.60Mb]
Play now | Full text

12 Jan. 2010 | Geneva
World Bank grants US$25 million to Yemen to help combat schistosomiasis

Press release | Photo

2 Jan. 2010 | Geneva
The medical journal, 'The Lancet' is starting a new series of articles on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) as from January 2010. Check the details.
www.thelancet.com/series

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