The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases

07/10/2025

This week! Drop by to the upcoming : share your to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues

05/10/2025

Hot off the press! Kikundi and Speak Up Africa launch the “Neglected Tropical Disease Framework,” a fantastic strategic resource designed to strengthen advocacy efforts and mobilize resources and to more effectively.

October 2025 marks the launch of “Kikundi’s Neglected Tropical Disease Advocacy Framework” developed by Kikundi and Speak Up Africa, developed to support NTD Program Managers in Africa to implement effective advocacy and resource mobilization strategies. Launched during the Neglected Tropical ...

14/09/2025

‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in , scientists say disease

People in at least eight states have been infected with Chagas, new report says, amid low awareness of disease

11/09/2025

Could be the next ? A recent publication identifies the unique characteristics of CHIKV—such as rapid mutation and global spread—that justify its inclusion among high-risk emerging diseases
https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361251371110

01/09/2025

in : a retrospective review of 13 cases, Sanchez-Diaz, M., de Mayolo, N.A., Ramos, C. et al. BMC

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by dematiaceous fungi that mainly affects rural workers in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease poses a treatment challenge due to its refractory nature and high relapse rate. To date, few cases have been reported in Peru. W...

29/08/2025

📢Not long left to apply for the second Open Grant Call by the African Snakebite Alliance: Strengthening Community Response to ! Closes Sept 7th, find out more and apply here:
https://www.africansnakebitealliance.com/grant-opportunities

29/08/2025

Awareness, access and logistics hinder vaccination Nature : Evaluation of adherence to anti-rabies vaccination schedule and its predictive factors at Addis Alem hospital, Bahir Dar,

Rabies is a dangerous viral neglected tropical disease and infects humans, causing big problems for health authorities in Ethiopia. Though PEP is available, still there is insufficient awareness, difficulties of accessing to healthcare and logistics issues still make it hard for some to properly fol...

28/08/2025

"Kiss goodbye to deadly disease – new research University of Nottingham finds antibodies for killer parasite"

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/kiss-goodbye-to-deadly-disease-new-research-finds-antibodies-for-killer-parasite

27/08/2025

Some excellent news as African Health Ministers adopt framework to tackle oral diseases, a highly neglected dimension of
World Health Organization African Region

African ministers of health gathering for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa today adopted a pivotal framework to accelerate efforts to address oral health diseases that affect around 42% of the region’s population.

16/07/2025

👏Congratulations Senegal! Senegal has been validated by as having eliminated as a public health problem. It is the 9th country in the WHO African Region and the 25th country globally to achieve this milestone.

Senegal has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. It is the 25th country globally and 9th country in the WHO African Region to achieve this milestone.

14/07/2025

Five things to know about neglected diseases in Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF

Takeaways from MSF’s three years of work in Nampula province, where we worked to strengthen local response capacity and improve access to care.

07/07/2025

Mosquito-borne virus plagues holiday hotspots in the South of France

Most of the locally-acquired cases of chikungunya appear to be clustered around two towns near Marseille, Toulon and Saint-Tropez