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The Problem
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.7 billion of the world’s most impoverished people, including more than 1 billion children.
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Intestinal Worms:
1.7BRequire Treatment
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Lymphatic Filariasis:
893MRequire Treatment
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River Blindness:
218MRequire Treatment
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Schistosomiasis:
229MRequire Treatment
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Trachoma:
178MRequire Treatment
Our Vision
To ensure people at risk of neglected tropical diseases can live healthy and prosperous lives.
Our Impact
134M People Treated in 2018
724M Number of Treatments from 2012-2018
$1.3B Value of Treatments from 2012-2018
1.8M Health Workers Trained from 2012-2018
13,692 Surgeries Performed from 2012-2018
Where We Work
News & Updates
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