NGOs are a critical player in global health and are uniquely placed, given their field-based programmes and experience, to reach the world's most underserved populations

Diseases

  • Onchocerciasis

    Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite...

  • Trachoma

    Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. It is caused by infection from the...

  • Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted helminths

    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms. Larval forms of...

  • Lymphatic Filariasis

    Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease...

  • Leprosy

    Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease mainly...

Gallery

  • NTD Summit 2017 - Geneva

    The Neglected Tropical Diseases community gathered in Geneva 18-22 April, 2017. 

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  • Leprosy

    Leprosy is an ancient disease which carries with it the weight of social stigma. In 2000, leprosy was eliminated as a global...

  • Onchocerciasis in Bas Congo

    Onchocerciasis field office in Bas Congo, DRC

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Here are some images showing the work undertaken by our member organisations to combat...