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

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. De...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021-05, Vol.15 (5), p.e0009373-e0009373
Main Author: Casulli, Adriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African trypanosomiasis
Alveoli
Aquatic insects
Blindness
Buruli ulcer
Chagas disease
Chromomycosis
Control
Countries
Cysticercosis
Dengue
Dengue fever
Echinococcosis
Etiology
Filariasis
Funding
Human diseases
Laws, regulations and rules
Leprosy
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Onchocerciasis
Parasitic diseases
Prevention
Public health
Public health administration
Quality
Quality assurance
Rabies
Scabies
Schistosomiasis
Strongyloidiasis
Trachoma
Treponematosis
Tropical climate
Tropical diseases
Vaccines
Vector-borne diseases
Venom
Visceral leishmaniasis
Yaws
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009373