USAID: Expanding Government Partnerships to Sustainably Eliminate NTDs
To improve health and development, national leaders and partners must align actions to ensure routine services are available for ALL Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Key Takeaways:
• To achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), NTD services must be strengthened in conjunction with other priority health programs.
• People need access to routine prevention AND treatment services for ALL disabling NTDs.
• USAID’s NTD Program is expanding to support governments undertaking initiatives to strengthen national systems to address all relevant NTDs.
• Progress towards disease elimination accelerates when Government leaders establish priorities and action plans at national and sub-national levels to incorporate NTDs in policies, planning, budget, and service delivery systems.