New report highlights significant progress made against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since the 2022 launch of the Kigali Declaration on NTDs, and urges increased commitments.
At the time of its launch at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs on 23rd June 2022, held alongside the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and hosted by the Government of Rwanda, it galvanised the largest collective financial pledge towards NTDs, amounting to US$1.5 billion and 18 billion donated tablets / units of medicine from governments, pharmaceutical companies, and NGOs.