Mainstreaming neglected tropical disease interventions into primary health care: accelerating elimination and sustaining gains

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of conditions that disproportionately affect people living in deprived areas with limited access to water, sanitation, and health services.1 These diseases impose substantial health, social, and economic burdens, affecting around 1 billion people globally.2 The WHO NTD Roadmap for 2021–30 aims to reduce the number of people requiring treatment by 90% and disability-adjusted life-years by 75%, eliminate at least one NTD in 100 countries, and eradicate two diseases (dracunculiasis and yaws)1 through five core strategies: preventive chemotherapy; intensified disease management; vector control; veterinary public health; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).