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The Problem

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.65 billion people, including nearly 1 billion children.

  • Intestinal Worms:

    914MChildren Require Treatment

  • Lymphatic Filariasis:

    794MRequire Treatment

  • River Blindness:

    244MRequire Treatment

  • Schistosomiasis:

    251MRequire Treatment

  • Trachoma:

    116MRequire Treatment

Our Vision

To ensure people at risk of neglected tropical diseases can live healthy and prosperous lives. At the END Fund, our commitment is to support efforts that accelerate the elimination of NTDs to achieve the 2030 World Health Organization elimination goals.

Our Impact

Our work to treat NTD’s helps children stay healthy and in school, prevents advanced cases that cause irreversible disability, and reduces the economic burden of disease on families.

201M

201M People Treated in 2022

1.57B

1.57B Number of Treatments from 2012-2022

$2.34B

$2.34B Value of Treatments from 2012-2022

5.10M

5.10M Health Workers Trained from 2012-2022

96,018

96,018 Surgeries Performed from 2012-2022

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Wycliff Peter Omondi – Head Vector Borne & NTDs Unit, Ministry of Health, Kenya

Wycliff Peter Omondi – Head Vector Borne & NTDs Unit, Ministry of Health, Kenya

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I am the Head of the Vector Borne & Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit at the Ministry of Health in Kenya. My unit falls under the Disease Surveillance and Response Division, which reports to the Directorate of Public Health and Sanitation domiciled within the Public Health and Professional Standards Department. The unit I lead is tasked…

NTD Elimination on the Horizon – Rwanda’s Blueprint for Eliminating Parasitic Worms

NTD Elimination on the Horizon – Rwanda’s Blueprint for Eliminating Parasitic Worms

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By Henry Rosenbloom Before the creation of Rwanda’s neglected tropical disease program in 2007, there had been little research on two debilitating parasites running rampant throughout the country: intestinal worms and schistosomiasis. But in 2019, the Rwandan government began financing 100% of the operational costs related to mass treatment campaigns that have successfully curtailed these…