01253nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260006600042653001200108653001700120653003300137653000900170100001400179700001100193245006400204856015800268300001000426520063500436       2013                            d  bOverseas Development Institute - Development ProgressaLondon10aPoverty10apartnerships10aNegelected Tropical Diseases10aMDGs1 aSamuels F1 aPose R00aWhy neglected tropical diseases matter in reducing poverty.  uhttp://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/developmentprogress.org/files/case-study-report/why_neglected_tropical_diseases_matter_in_reducing_poverty_0.pdf  a12 p.3 a<p>Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have a direct impact on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Without addressing these diseases, the broader aim of poverty alleviation is unlikely to be achieved. Straightforward and highly cost-effective strategies are available to control and eventually eradicate or eliminate NTDs.&nbsp;Success in controlling, eliminating or eradicating NTDs depends on partnerships between multiple constituencies that enable countries to adapt international guidelines to local contexts, integrate NTD programmes into health systems and engage communities in implementation.</p>