1) Uniting to Combat NTDs has launched “End The Neglect” to highlight the Year of NTDs and draw attention to the 1.5 million people globally who are affected by NTDs.  How can you be involved?  Watch the video and use their social media tools to spread the word about NTDs!

2) Youth Combating NTDs is a new global youth-led organization that is working toward a world free of NTDs.  Last month, participants from 13 countries met and signed the Dar-es-Salaam Youth Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases.  For more information, visit their web site and follow them on Twitter @YouthCNTDs .
 
3) The World Health Organization has published a draft of the Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030.  The roadmap will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May 2020 and you can read the draft version here.