Neglected Tropical Diseases

The NTD Initiative

Meetings and Events

2009

• NTD Program Representatives from Countries Supported by USAID’s NTD Initiative Present at the Global Health Council
  The Global Health Council hosted an NTD Roundtable event on August 19, 2009, in Washington, D.C., where the USAID-supported NTD Control Program and NTD Program Representatives from Haiti, Sierra Leone, and Uganda presented major accomplishments in NTD control in their countries. The tremendous country level results in NTD control presented demonstrate the significant impact the U.S. Government's support for NTDs is making in the world's most affected countries.
• View presentations from the roundtable event.
• Integrated Control of the NTDs: Successes and Challenges in Scaling Up National Programs [PowerPoint, 1.4MB] Presented by Dr. Eric Otteson
• NTD Control Program in Haiti [PDF, 1.7MB] Presented by Dr. Abdel-Nasser Direny
• NTD Control Program in Sierra Leone [PowerPoint, 1.9MB] Presented by Dr. Mustapha Sonnie
• NTD Control Program in Uganda [PowerPoint, 1.9MB] Presented by Dr. Onapa Ambrose
• Please also visit the NTD Control Program's Web site.
• Find more information on the General Health Council.
  
  
• NTD Fellow Seminar at the Newseum – 05/19/09
  Approximately 1 billion people suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). At this forum titled, "Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): What Determines Success, Potential for Scale-Up, and Sustainability?," experts discussed lessons learned from the most effective integrated control programs. View the USAID Presentation: Neglected Tropical Diseases Initiative.
  
  
• Third Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on NTDs – 04/16/09
  The third meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) on NTDs took place at World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 16-17, 2009. The STAG is the principal advisory group to the WHO for the control of NTDs.

2008

• 2008 Stakeholders Meeting on the NTD Initiative – 10/20/08-10/21/08
  In preparation for implementation of the Initiative, USAID convened a key stakeholders meeting on October 20-21, 2008 in Washington D.C. The meeting was co-hosted by USAID, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Participants included representatives from U.S. Government agencies, Ministries of Health of disease endemic countries, pharmaceutical partners, the NTD scientific community, NGO implementation partners, and other donor partners. View key documents and presentations from the meeting.