30 January 2025 - 30 January 2025
Last year, we asked people to post a clip of themselves dancing to our song Unite. Act. Eliminate. It was a tremendous success with over 12 million online users reached.
This year, we want to go further and celebrate global community successes and achievements to create a positive feedback loop across social media, grow global commitment and accelerate other communities on their own journey towards Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) elimination.
To get involved, access our toolkit, visit the World NTD Day website and keep an eye on the WHO World NTD Day website – these have now been updated with messaging, assets and activation ideas for the day.
Unite, Act, Eliminate
Join on 30 January 2025, for the fifth annual #WorldNTDDay.
We want to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). To achieve this, we need sustainable financing for NTDs.
Investing in NTDs is a global health and development success story. As of December 2024, 54 countries have eliminated an NTD, showing progress is possible. In 2020, 600 million fewer people required interventions against NTDs than in 2010. Yet, for some time, a lack of resources has been seen as a significant barrier to the control, elimination, and eradication of NTDs.
This year, we invite you to:
ASK: Let us create a positive feedback loop of our collective impact in the fight against NTDs so we can motivate more people, leaders, countries, donors, and organizations to join in the efforts and ramp up their commitments!
ACT: Everyone has a key role to play. By bringing renewed attention to NTDs, building political will and mobilising resources, and putting individuals and communities at the centre of the response, we can collectively generate the attention and resources needed to deliver against the targets outlined in the WHO 2030 NTD road map and SDG3. This includes eradicating two diseases, eliminating one disease in 100 countries, and decreasing the number of people requiring interventions for NTDs by 90%.