🌍 Today is World NTD Day!
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over 1.6 billion people, mostly in underserved communities. Yet NTDs are largely preventable, treatable and, in many cases, can be eliminated altogether. Too often seen as a distant challenge, the fight against tropical diseases is also highly relevant for Germany: Health challenges do not stop at borders, and neither does responsibility.
👉 In our latest guest article, Sascha van Beek reflects on why the fight against tropical diseases is also crucial for Germany.
🔗 Read the full article here:
https://www.globalhealthhub.de/en/news/detail/neglected-tropical-diseases-neglected-people-why-the-fight-against-tropical-diseases-is-also-crucial-for-germany
"The fight against NTDs is therefore not just a medical issue. It is a question of dignity, justice, and global responsibility. It is also a question of German interests and responsibility in an interconnected world." – Sascha van Beek, MdB, Chairman of the German Parliamentary Advisory Council on Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Deutsches Netzwerk gegen vernachlässigte Tropenkrankheiten (DNTDs)
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