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Progress

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Incredible progress shows investment in NTDs is worthwhile

Learn about the progress we are making against neglected tropical diseases which affect about 1.4 billion people.

Progress

  • 65 countries

    have eliminated at least one NTD (as of September 2026)

  • 900m

    people received treatment in 2023

  • 18 billion

    treatments donated by the pharmaceutical industry between 2012 and 2024

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Progress in 2025

Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem

Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma

Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

WHO certifies Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

Papua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis

Guinea eliminates human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem

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Progress in 2024

Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem

Jordan becomes first country to receive WHO verification for eliminating leprosy

Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

WHO validates the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Pakistan

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in Timor-Leste

Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in India

Viet Nam eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

2024

Progress in 2023

Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

Bangladesh eliminates lymphatic filariasis

WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

WHO announces the elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Bangladesh achieves historic milestone by eliminating kala-azar as a public health problem

World Health Organization honors Maldives for achieving five consecutive years of zero child Leprosy case detection and Interruption of transmission

WHO officially recognizes noma as a neglected tropical disease

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Progress in 2022

Saudi Arabia successfully eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Rwanda successfully eliminates HAT as a public health problem

Uganda successfully eliminates the gambiense form of HAT as a public health problem

Togo successfully eliminates trachoma as public health problem

Equatorial Guinea successfully eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem

Vanuatu successfully eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Malawi Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem

The Democratic Republic of the Congo certified free of dracunculiasis transmission

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Progress in 2021

Côte d’Ivoire successfully eliminates human African trypanosomiasis – also known as sleeping sickness – as a public health problem

The Gambia successfully eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Benin successfully eliminates HAT

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Progress in 2020

End the Neglect campaign launches to galvanise support of the new WHO road map on NTDs

Announcement of new Youth Combating NTDs movement engaging and empowering young people to help fight NTDs

Power the Partnership: End the Neglect virtual event held

Togo eliminates sleeping sickness a a public health problem

Myanmar eliminates blinding trachoma as a public health problem

Malawi eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem

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Progress in 2019

Highlighting progress in Africa – the NTD league table

NTDs are highlighted as the missing thread in healthcare for women and girls

Yemen eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem

China eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Kiribati eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem

Mexico eliminates rabies as a public health problem

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Progress in 2018

Launched the NTD progress index on the ALMA Scorecard for Accountability and Action at the African Union 

Kenya eliminated Guinea worm diseases 

Egypt eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Nepal eliminated trachoma as a public health problem 

Ghana eliminated trachoma as a public health problem 

Iran eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

Palau, Vietnam and Wallis & Futuna eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem 

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Progress in 2017

Fifth anniversary of the London Declaration

Won the Guinness World Record for the most medication donated in 24 hours

The Marshall Islands eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Over 700 members of the NTD community attend NTD Summit 2017

Togo eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Mexico eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

Tonga eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Laos eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

Cambodia eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

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Progress in 2016

June 2016

Sri Lanka eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

The Maldives eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Guatemala eliminated onchocerciasis

Vanuatu eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Niue eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

The Cook Islands eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Cambodia eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Morocco eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

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Progress in 2015

Ghana eliminated Guinea worm disease

Mexico eliminated onchocerciasis

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Progress in 2014

Ecuador eliminated onchocerciasis

Signing of the Addis Ababa NTD Commitment

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Progress in 2013

Colombia eliminated onchocerciasis 

Côte d’Ivoire eliminated Guinea worm disease

Niger eliminated Guinea worm disease 

Nigeria eliminated Guinea worm disease 

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Progress in 2012

Signing of the London Declaration

Oman eliminated trachoma as a public health problem 

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