These parasitic and bacterial infections cause blindness, disfigurement and even death for more than 1.65 billion people, including nearly 1 billion children.
Intestinal worms (also known as soil-transmitted helminths) cause malnutrition, anemia, and poor physical and mental growth.
River blindness (also known as onchocerciasis) is an eye and skin infection caused by parasitic worms that leads to intense itching and vision loss.
Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever) is a chronic disease caused by parasitic worms that live in freshwater snails.
Lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis) is a mosquito-borne disease that causes disfigurement and longterm disability.
Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye that can cause irreversible blindness. It is the leading cause of blindness due to infection worldwide.
Visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) is a life-threatening disease caused by leishmania parasites, transmitted by female sandflies.
The END Fund manages a portfolio of programmatic funds to advance our vision to ensure that people at risk of neglected tropical diseases have the opportunity to live healthy and prosperous lives.
To ensure the everyone has access to treatment to live healthy lives.
To accelerate sustained improvements to the overall health and wellbeing of communities by rewriting the disease elimination playbook for parasitic worm infections.
To fast track the effort to eliminate river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
To strengthen national and community leadership by co-financing programs with governments and improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
The END Fund’s staff is dedicated to mobilizing resources and providing programatic assistance to help our partners end neglected tropical diseases.
The END Fund mobilizes resources for neglected tropical diseases, and focuses on delivering neglected tropical disease treatments to those in need.
This documentary film highlights the history of river blindness control and elimination in West Africa.
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Loyele Ikaale (left) on day 5 of treatment at Namoruputh Health Center.
