01507nas a2200097   4500000000100000008004100001260004000042245008700082856008700169520115300256       2019                            d  bThe Access and Delivery Partnership00ahttp://adphealth.org/upload/resource/2523_ADP_Discussion_Paper_NTDs_211119_web.pdf  uhttp://adphealth.org/upload/resource/2523_ADP_Discussion_Paper_NTDs_211119_web.pdf3 aNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause illness, longterm disability and death for billions of people across 149 countries. NTDs affect the world’s poorest and most marginalized people,[1–3] deepening and perpetuating poverty and inequality by reducing the ability of individuals to earn a living and limiting productivity in the workplace.[4,5] The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize the elimination of NTDs as a target for global action. In line with the ambitions of the SDGs and its pledge to ‘leave no one behind,’ it is important to integrate NTD activities and interventions into broader health systems. NTDs are found in tropical and subtropical conditions, mostly affecting those without access to adequate water and sanitation and those who have increased contact with infectious vectors and domestic animals and livestock[4] due to their livelihoods or domestic activities. Of the many
NTDs, the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 20 diseases as its priority list of NTDs.[4] This discussion paper focuses on the below two broad groups of NTD classification.