Filter
579
Text search:
NTD
Featured
Recommendations
52
New Publications
87
Language
Document type
Studies & Reports
160
No document type
148
Resource Platforms
73
Guidelines
57
Strategic & Response Plan
40
Manuals
30
Videos
20
Infographics
16
Fact sheets
13
Online Courses
9
Training Material
7
Brochures
3
Situation Updates
2
Dashboards/Maps
1
Countries / Regions
Global
166
Ethiopia
11
Africa
11
Sierra Leone
10
Kenya
10
Liberia
9
Uganda
9
India
9
Latin America and the Carribbean
9
Nepal
6
Tanzania
6
Rwanda
6
Malawi
6
East and Southern Africa
6
South Sudan
5
Zambia
5
Mozambique
5
Brazil
5
West and Central Africa
5
Nigeria
4
South Africa
4
Bangladesh
4
Middle East and North Africa
4
South–East Asia Region
4
Cameroon
3
Botswana
3
Guinea
2
Congo, Democratic Republic of
2
Ghana
2
Zimbabwe
2
Somalia
2
Pakistan
2
Sudan
2
Angola
2
Western and Central Europe
2
Paraguay
2
Senegal
1
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Togo
1
Philippines
1
Iraq
1
Jordan
1
Afghanistan
1
Germany
1
Lebanon
1
Egypt
1
Syria
1
Chad
1
Cambodia
1
Mauritania
1
Argentina
1
Namibia
1
Colombia
1
Honduras
1
El Salvador
1
Libya
1
Madagascar
1
Mexico
1
Chile
1
Yemen
1
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
1
Asia
1
Palestine
1
Djibouti
1
Qatar
1
Iran
1
Vietnam
1
North America
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
114
Clinical Guidelines
61
Public Health
29
Key Resources
16
Capacity Building
7
Pharmacy & Technologies
6
Women & Child Health
2
Toolboxes
NTDs
351
Zika
18
Global Health Education
17
COVID-19
13
Planetary Health
10
Disability
9
HIV
6
Caregiver
6
Pharmacy
6
Rapid Response
5
Malaria
5
Ebola & Marburg
4
Health Financing Toolbox
4
NCDs
4
Mental Health
3
2.0 Rapid Response
3
Cholera
1
Polio
1
AMR
1
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a preventable neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by infection with the filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or B. timori. Mosquitos in the genera Culex, Anopheles, Mansonia and Aedes transmit the p
...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a lethal neglected tropical disease (NTD) transmitted by the bite of infected tsetse flies. The disease is also known as “sleeping sickness”. During the 20th century it caused enormous suffering in the ende
...
Issue Brief: Neglected Tropical Diseases Part 2
recommended
In this subsequent part of the issue brief on the NTD Toolbox you will learn about general strategies, roadmaps, key
treatment guidelines, reports, and training material on Dengue & Chikungunya, Human African Trypanosomiasis and
Leprosy.
his course is intended for decision-makers and programme managers who want to learn more about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its 5 modules introduce NTDs, outline the impact of COVID-19 on NTD programmes
...
Since the launch of the 2012–2020 World Health Organization (WHO) road map for the control, elim-ination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) (1), considerable progress against NTDs has been made. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of people requiring interventions against NTDs glo
...
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin-related neglected tropical disease (skin NTD) caused by infection with
Mycobacterium ulcerans. BU is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy
in people who are not immunocompromised. Th
...
Course information
Yaws is targeted for eradication by WHO in the 2021-2030 NTD Roadmap. It is therefore crucial to know how to identify cases, design and implement activities to eradicate the disease at the community level.
In the context of inte
...
Yaws, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) of the skin caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, is targeted in the latest WHO NTD Roadmap for eradication by 2030. In January, 20
...
Course information
Yaws is targeted for eradication by WHO in the 2021-2030 NTD Roadmap. It is therefore crucial to know how to identify cases, design and implement activities to eradicate the disease at the community level.
In the context of inte
...
Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The disease has been documented in many South American, Asian, and Western Pacific countries and is widesp
...
WASH and Health working together: a ‘how-to’ guide for neglected tropical disease programmes
recommended
2nd edition. This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD programme managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community to improve delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services to underserved population
...
The development of this target product profile (TPP) was led by the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) following standard WHO guidance for TPP development. In order to identify and prioritize diagnostic needs, a WHO
...
Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through repeated bites by blackflies of the genus Simulium. The disease is called river blindness because t
...
The development of this target product profile (TPP) was led by the WHO Department of Control of Ne-
glected Tropical Diseases (NTD) following standard WHO guidance for TPP development. In order to
identify and prioritize diagnostic needs, a WHO
...
GUIDE PRATIQUE À L’INTENTION DES PROGRAMMES DE LUTTE CONTRE LES MALADIES TROPICALES NÉGLIGÉES
This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD programme managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community
...
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(10): e0009774. Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening asn involgvingcommunties affected by NTD's, the disciplinary framewokr of healt communication research has been largely absent from
...
WHO guideline on preventive chemotherapy for public health control of strongyloidiasis
recommended
Human strongyloidiasis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by infection with Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth that is estimated to infect 300–600 million people worldwide. This neglected tropical disease (NTD) is endemic gl
...
The increasing amounts of official development assistance (ODA) for health have been aimed primarily at fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Neglected tropical diseases (NTD), one of the most serious public health burdens among the most depr
...
In January 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a new road map to address the burden of disease and death imposed by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The end of the first year of the 2021-2030 NTD road map is an opportunity to take
...
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(10): e0007694. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chagas disease (CD; Trypanosoma cruzi infection) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) [1] and included it into the global plan to combat NTDs [2]. The Targ
...
