14th Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network conference

Published on November 30, 2023

The 14th annual Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network conference took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from Sept 19–21. Timothy Jesudason reports.


Global stakeholders convened for the 14th annual Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) conference, which took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and online from Sept 19–21. Themed Reaching New Frontiers—Powering a New Generation of Leadership and Cross-Sectoral Collaborations to End NTDs, the conference attracted 469 delegates from 54 countries across five continents to discuss strategies to accelerate the achievement of targets set in WHO's global neglected tropical diseases (NTD) road map 2021–30.

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