Following an international search, Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases is excited to announce the inaugural Board that will lead the partnership from 2020 and beyond. Read more
Last week world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration resolution on universal health coverage (UHC), with the U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calling the agreement “the most comprehensive ever reached on global health”. Read more
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been officially recognised as a key component for universal health coverage (UHC) at last month’s Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan. Read more
Burkina Faso is a good example of what can be achieved through public-private partnership, partly thanks to contributions in human resources provided by our Government, to assist partners like USAID, UK Aid, WHO and the World Bank, to implement interventions combating NTDs countrywide. Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana challenges Africa to eliminate at least one neglected tropical diseases in 15 African nations by 2023. Read more
Johnson & Johnson announce that they will be extending their commitment to provide mebendazole to treat intestinal worms until 2025. Read more
Following the recent review, the Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases partnership has now launched the nomination process to secure members for our new high-profile Board and Advisory Group. Read more
The neglected tropical diseases (NTD) community has collaborated to create two new tools to show the progress made in the fight against NTDs and to accelerate further progress through collective action. Read more
Last year, many of our partners contributed to a thorough external review and consultation process, which will help to shape how we will work together in years to come. This consultation concluded at the end of 2018, and an updated value proposition for the partnership has been agreed. Read more
African countries with modest national incomes are outperforming some richer nations on the continent in the fight against diseases of poverty known as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), according to a new league table ranking. Read more