Ending Neglected Diseases within Climate Resilient Health Systems

Climate change poses the most significant threat to human health in the present day. Extreme weather events of increasing frequency and intensity are contributing to forced migration and crowding of urban areas, putting pressure on fragile health systems that already struggle to meet the scale of the challenge presented by NTDs. Disease vectors are expanding into new geographies, placing strain on surveillance systems and altering where and how often people come into contact with NTDs. If the threat posed by climate change is not addressed, as a global health community we risk undoing all of the great progress made against NTDs in recent years. For the 600 million people in Africa who still require treatment for at least one NTD, this cannot be allowed to happen. Minimizing the damaging impact of climate change will require cross-border, cross-sectoral collaboration of unprecedented scale. The END Fund is taking the following approach in support of this effort and of our partners.

• Ensuring that the communities most affected by climate change are part of the solution
• Rapidly accelerating our learning agenda to respond more quickly and effectively to climate challenges
• Form new partnerships to optimize resources and increase the impact of response