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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
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African Heads of State Endorse New Measurement of Progress on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Reaffirming Commitment to Health Equity

For the first time, annual African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Scorecard for Accountability and Action will reveal progress and gaps across five neglected diseases that affect countries’ poorest and most marginalised communities

Today, at the 30th African Union Heads of State Summit (http://APO.af/PPuk8H), the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) (http://APO.af/ZupcNu) added neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to its annual scorecard on disease progress. The scorecard is personally reviewed by African heads of state every year, putting NTDs alongside malaria and maternal and child…

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Source: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases |

World Leaders Recommit to Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases, Citing Remarkable Progress Since 2012

Governments and private donors pledge US$812 million around five-day summit in Geneva; World Health Organization releases data showing medicines to prevent NTDs reach nearly a billion people each year

This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The summit coincided with the launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Fourth Report on NTDs, showing…