A World Health Organization strategy document endorsed by the World Health Assembly in November 2020 and published on 28 January 2021, setting the global agenda for tackling neglected tropical diseases through the current decade. The road map addresses 20 diseases and disease groups under a single overarching framework, moving away from treating each disease in isolation, and it rests on three foundational pillars: accelerating programmatic action against the diseases themselves, intensifying cross-cutting approaches that work across several diseases at once, and reshaping the operating model and culture of the neglected tropical disease community to strengthen country ownership of the response. It sets global targets and milestones aligned with the wider Sustainable Development Goals framework rather than treating neglected tropical disease control as a stand-alone program, reflecting a deliberate shift toward integrating this work into national health systems.
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Sponsoring BodyWorld Health Organization, endorsed by the World Health Assembly 1 Target PopulationMore than one billion people affected by neglected tropical diseases, mainly populations living in poverty 2 Health GoalPrevent, control, eliminate or eradicate 20 neglected tropical diseases and disease groups 1 Geographic Scope Program status (class) Classification
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Source WHO, Ending the neglect to attain the SDGs, a road map for NTDs 2021-2030
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1. WHO, Ending the neglect to attain the SDGs, a road map for NTDs 2021-2030
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Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 was prepared through an extensive global consultation pursuant to decision EB146(9) of the Executive Board at its 146th session in February 2020 that culminated in the endorsement of the document by the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in November 2020.
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The road map sets global targets and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate 20 diseases and disease groups as well as cross-cutting targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The road map sets global targets and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate 20 diseases and disease groups as well as cross-cutting targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
View the Source2. WHO, Ending NTDs Together, Towards 2030
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Global targets for 2030 and milestones are set out to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a diverse set of 20 diseases and disease groups.
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Neglected Tropical Diseases are communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical countries and affect more than one billion people.
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The Strategy supports the achievement of the targets of the 2021-2030 road map on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
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