For action to be sustainable, the road map stresses ... for Neglected Tropical Diseases at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. But he also believes that “real world” challenges in ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases.

Tropical diseases, once confined to certain geographic locales are no longer bound by borders. Professionals are needed in communities around the globe to diagnosis and treat these diseases, which ...

One sixth of the world's population suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases and children are often the most affected. Most can be prevented or eliminated but the scale of the problem is ...