USAID's Neglected Tropical Diseases Program
- NTDs thrive under conditions of poverty, poor sanitation, unsafe water, and malnutrition
- NTDs can blind, deform, and debilitate their victims
- NTDs compromise mental and physical development, reduce school enrollment, and hinder economic productivity
- Preventing NTDs attacks a root cause of poverty that affects a significant proportion of the world’s population
- Safe and effective drugs are now available to prevent the most common NTDs
Latest News
Go to NewsroomFighting Disease With Safe Medicine and Shoes
Read about the USAID Neglected Tropical Diseases Program in Haiti highlighted in the Huffington Post’s Impact Blog by President and CEO of IMA World Health, Rick Santos.
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The Next Frontier in NTD Control: Implementing the Roadmap from the London Declaration's 2020 Goals
At this upcoming forum, leading neglected tropical disease (NTD) experts will discuss the progress of NTD control programs and what comes next in order to reach the 2020 goals.
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NTD Control Program Releases Updated NTD Funding Gap Analysis Tool
The NTD Control Program is pleased to release the new and improved NTD Funding Gap Analysis Tool (NTD-FGAT) Version 2.0. The NTD-FGAT, is a Microsoft Excel–based program that helps users accurately estimate the costs and funding gaps of public health programs.
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Funding Section
Go to Funding- U.S. Congress Allocates $89 Million for USAID's NTD Control Efforts in Fiscal Year 2012
- G8 declares in Japan that it will help control and eliminate several major NTDs by reaching at least 75 percent of people in the most affected countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- DFID announces a £50 million commitment over the next five years to fight NTDs.
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new grant of $34 million to prevent and treat NTDs.
Uniting to Combat NTDs: 2020 Goals
Uniting efforts with NTD-endemic countries, partners pledged to bring a unique focus to defeating these diseases and to work together to improve the lives of the 1.4 billion people worldwide affected by NTDs.
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Partners' Section
USAID collaborates with a wide range of partners to implement the NTD Program.
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