Home
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.
-
Intestinal Worms:
1.7BRequire Treatment
-
Lymphatic Filariasis:
893MRequire Treatment
-
River Blindness:
218MRequire Treatment
-
Schistosomiasis:
229MRequire Treatment
-
Trachoma:
178MRequire Treatment
Our Vision
To ensure people at risk of neglected tropical diseases can live healthy and prosperous lives.
Our Impact
121M People Treated in 2019
922M Number of Treatments from 2012-2019
$1.07B Value of Treatments from 2012-2019
2.7M Health Workers Trained from 2012-2019
30,819 Surgeries Performed from 2012-2019
Where We Work
News & Updates
END Fund Announces New Board Member and a New VP of Programs
The END Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Moses John Bockarie as a board member, and welcomes Dr. Caroline Karutu who will be the new Vice President of Programs. Bockarie has been involved in the control of NTDs for more than 30 years while Karutu has extensive experience designing and leading large…
From END Fund Chairman Bill Campbell – End of Year Matching Gift Campaign
Why you should support the END Fund on Giving Tuesday: An article in the Financial Times nine years ago called our mission the “best buy” in public health and propelled the formation of the END Fund. The piece pointed out that the prevention of these diseases could be accomplished with $0.50 per person, per year.…
Changing priorities from a vector control advisor to a technical advisor on disinfection
By Daniel Boakye For the past few months following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the END Fund’s programmatic priorities have shifted like many other organizations to supporting efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. This also meant a shift of my role as a technical advisor to the countries supported by the Reaching the…
Lessons from our social mobilization campaign in Nigeria
By Elisa Baring, Senior Director, Public Affairs and Tegan Joseph Mosugu, Associate Director, Media and Public Relations In 2019, the END Fund partnered with Nigerian Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong to create a social awareness media campaign aimed at combating the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. William is also part of Common Goal…