Neglected Tropical Diseases

Major Campaign Launched to Eliminate Seven Diseases by 2020

January 10, 2012

The END7 Campaign is dedicated to building awareness of diseases that infect more than one billion people worldwide

WASHINGTON, DC —January 10, 2012 – Launched today, the END7 campaign is dedicated to eliminating seven major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a public health threat to poor communities by the end of 2020.

NTDs infect one in six people worldwide, including 500 million children, and carry a higher health burden than malaria and tuberculosis.

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See the End from the Beginning: END7 Campaign Sneak Peak at ASTMH

5 December 2011

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases is celebrating the launch of END7, a new campaign in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). They will be hosting an evening reception at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) annual conference in Philadelphia on December 5, 2011. The event will be hosted by Dr. Peter Hotez, Sabin president and outgoing president of ASTMH, and the Global Network's managing director, Dr. Neeraj Mistry.

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Exclusive interview with Dr. Neeraj Mistry, managing director for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases

November 15, 2011

Africa News Analysis (ANA)

By Musah Ibrahim Musah

“Addressing NTDs improves productivity and contribute to broader economic growth and prosperity of countries”

- says Dr Neeraj Mistry, Managing Director, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases in an exclusive interview with ANA’s Musah Ibrahim Musah in Berlin, Germany.

Excerpts follow:

MUSAH: Dr Mistry, thank you for talking to AfricaNewsAnalysis. I will first start by asking you to tell us a brief history of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases.