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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical DiseasesNTDs cause immeasurable suffering. They debilitate, disfigure and place a heavy burden on over 1.7 billion people around the world. Together, we can eradicate NTDs, with 33 countries eliminating at least 1 NTD since 2012.
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NTDs cause immeasurable suffering. They debilitate, disfigure and place a heavy burden on over 1.7 billion people around the world. Together, we can eradicate NTDs, with 33 countries eliminating at least 1 NTD since 2012.
Editors
Dr Dirk Engels
Senior Adviser to Uniting to Combat NTD. Retired Director of WHO’s Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases