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The Problem
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than1.5 billion of the world’s most impoverished people, including 869 million children.
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Intestinal Worms:
1.5BRequire Treatment
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Lymphatic Filariasis:
894MRequire Treatment
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River Blindness:
205MRequire Treatment
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Schistosomiasis:
220MRequire Treatment
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Trachoma:
157MRequire 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
Daniel Boakye’s Story
Standing on the bank of the fast-flowing Gambia River in Senegal, Daniel Boakye observed fly collectors as they waited for flies to land. Stationed at the breeding site, the collectors’ job was to capture each one of the small black flies into a glass tube. They would then be sent to the lab to be…
PRESS RELEASE: The END Fund announces project to end parasitic worm infections in strategic countries
Intestinal worms have held back human prosperity for thousands of years A catalytic investment through The Audacious Project will allow the END Fund to push the boundaries of what’s possible: eliminate intestinal worms and schistosomiasis as a public health problem in select geographies in Africa. Around 100 million people at risk will be treated. …
Five things you probably didn’t know about Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease in tropical countries. Worldwide, there are more than 220 million people requiring treatment for schistosomiasis with over 188 million living in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. (1) Schistosomiasis goes by many names. It is sometimes called bilharzia (after the Dr. Bilharz…
Seven things to know about intestinal worms
1 out ever 5 people on the planet still require treatment for intestinal worms (1.5 billion people). The most common forms of intestinal worms are hookworm, ascaris (roundworm), and trichuris (whipworm). These parasites have stymied human health for generations, causing pain, stealing nutrients, and stunting both physical and cognitive growth in children, preventing them from…