Global Network For Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseasesis an advocacy initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute dedicated to raising the awareness, political will, and funding necessary to control and eliminate the most common Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)--a group of disabling, disfiguring, and deadly diseases affecting more than 1.4 billion people worldwide living on less than $1.25 a day.

Read more about Global Network For Neglected Tropical Diseases:  Profile, History, Neglected Tropical Diseases, END7 Campaign

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