Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals. A sustainability framework for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a sustainability framework for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 is a companion document to the road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021−2030. The road map was endorsed by the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in November 2020, calling on Member States to work towards the targets for 2030. This will be an exciting but challenging journey. Exciting, because the global neglected tropical disease (NTD) community has renewed its commitment to reaching the global NTD targets by re-focusing the work of countries, partners and stakeholders for the next decade and adding new cross-cutting targets that are more aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Challenging, because NTDs remain a group of diseases that mainly affect the most marginalized populations in specific geographical areas, i.e. tropical and subtropical regions. Targeted advocacy and communication will be essential to ensure that the specific health needs of these populations are included in international and national health agendas in order to leave no one behind.