New global targets for NTDs in the WHO roadmap 2021-2030

Adriano Casulli

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009373

New global targets for NTDs in the WHO roadmap 2021-2030

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 May 13;15(5):e0009373. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009373. eCollection 2021 May.

Author

Adriano Casulli^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ European Union Reference Laboratory for Parasites, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
² WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology, Detection and Control of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

The second World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day was celebrated on 30 January 2021. To mark the occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its roadmap for NTDs for the period 2021 to 2030, which is aimed at increasing prevention and control of these too-long neglected diseases. Described here is a global overview on past achievements, current challenges, and future prospects for the WHO NTDs roadmap 2021-2030.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Communicable Disease Control / methods*
Global Health
Humans
Neglected Diseases / prevention & control*
Tropical Medicine / methods
World Health Organization

Grants and funding

This work was partly supported by funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement number 773830: One Health European Joint Programme (MEME project; https://onehealthejp.eu/jrp-meme/).