With funding for neglected tropical diseases low, the sustainable development agenda could be the perfect opportunity to accelerate progress but it’s not without its risks
Onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases. Three diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people in developing countries, yet it’s rare to hear their names mentioned at global summits, let alone read about them in the newspapers.
These ailments along with fourteen other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that blind, maim, disfigure and cause horrific pain, affect more than 1.5 billion people, costing developing economies billions of dollars every year.
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