WHO’s calling for participation on the strategies to tackle NTDs towards the 2030 road map

The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes two initiatives to help achieve the tagets in the 2021-2030 NTD Road Map, endorsed by the 73rd World Health Assembly in 2020. These calls are open to the entire community, in order to update and improve the priorities to be addressed for the upcoming years from a collaborative perspective.

Therefore, representatives of health ministries, funding agents, academic institutions, civil society organizations, and associations of affected people are called to evaluate and guide the next actions against Neglected Tropical Diseases.

• WHO is calling for a public “Qualitative assessment of the dimensions of the roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases“.

In 2019, NTDs were assessed along 11 dimensions. From the general to the specific items, a first consultation identified global-level gaps in the pursue of the goals, and thus the needs to tackle them. This public consultation in 2024 is due to evaluate the progress made, and will identify current gaps to the attainment of the road map targets and so the measures to address them.

This call will be available untill November 30, 2024.

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• WHO is calling for participation in the “R&D Plan for NTDs“.

This plan is focused on establishing a list of priorities and their translation into actions to address Neglected Diseases from a multidisciplinary research and development (R&D). It also aims to ensure a stable context for their continuity and follow-up towards the goals set for 2030.

Through a global collaborative platform, participants will help to reach a consensus on these R&D priorities, which will eventually influence the actions of governments, researchers, research funders and policymakers when designing the measures to prevent, diagnose and provide treatment for the people affected by NTDs.

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The World Health Organization works tirelessly for international collaboration in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, as well as to the standardization and harmonization of strategies to end these diseases that cause so much suffering in the world.