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Increase overall political and private sector engagement to NTDs to increase domestic resources for NTDs.
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Strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations, including youth led groups, to make NTD decision-making spaces more inclusive.
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Create an enabling environment at the national level for increased prioritization of NTD elimination.
High-Level Commitments to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
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January 2012
On 30 January 2012, pharmaceutical companies, donors, endemic countries and non-government organizations came together to sign the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Together, they committed to control, eliminate or eradicate 10 diseases by 2020 and improve the lives of over a billion people.
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African union, december 2014
Ministers from 26 African countries gathered in Ethiopia to sign the Addis Ababa Commitment on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Through this commitment, they pledged to increase domestic investments, strengthen NTD program goals, work towards global control and elimination targets and use the NTD's network to strengthen their overall health systems.
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April 2017
TOGO became the first nation in sub sahara to be certified for the succesful elimination of lymphatic Filariasis as a public health problem.
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commonwealth, april 2018
Leaders of Commonwealth countries gathered in London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and committed to take action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all, including eliminating blinding trachoma by 2020.
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June 2018
GHANA eliminated trachoma freeing millions from suffering and blindness. It is the first in WHO’s African Region to achieve this milestone.
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forum on china-africa cooperation, august 2018
During the High-Level Meeting on China-Africa Health Cooperation, Health Ministers from China and several African countries agreed to cooperate to eliminate schistosomiasis through the launch of a new and re- emerging infectious diseases programme to prevent the disease in Africa.
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organization of la francophonie, october 2018
In Armenia, 57 countries committed to eliminating neglected tropical diseases through the adoption of a resolution at the XVIII Summit of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
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NTD CSO Coalition, July 2019
The creation of the NTD coalition of Civil Service Societies to improve governance at both national and regional levels, build accountability and increase ownership of NTD -related issues.
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Regional Meeting of the Civil Society Network says "No to NTDs", July 2021
Expansion of the geographical coverage of the Civil Society Network says “No to NTDS” with the membership of three (3) Civil Society Organizations from Burkina Faso and three (3) from Benin plus one (1) more from Niger, on July 05, 2021 in Dakar during the Civil Society Action Plan Development Workshop.
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Launch of the "March to Kigali Campaign", March 2022
Launched by Speak Up Africa, the " March to Kigali" campaign is led primarily by civil society organizations working in public health, specifically around the fight against NTDs and malaria to galvanize a movement in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of State Summit (CHOGM) in Kigali.It includes political engagement, private sector engagement and civil society engagement.
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Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), June 2022
On the sidelines of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda, the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) was held. On NTDs, the summit endorsed the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases, which galvanized the political will and financial commitments needed to achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) Roadmap on NTDs (2021-2030). The Declaration secured more than $1.4 billion in financial commitments from donors, endemic country governments, pharmaceutical companies, and nonprofit organizations, with donations of 18 million tablets and more than $500 million in related health products.
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November 2022
At the 18th Francophonie Summit in Djerba, Speak Up Africa brought together over 200 stakeholders around a hybrid roundtable for a call to action for member countries to reaffirm their support for the 2018 resolution and accelerate implementation of their commitments to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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World NTD Day, January 2023
To mark the fourth annual World NTD Day, held on January 30th, Reaching the Last Mile and Speak Up Africa launched the youth leadership initiative and co-hosted the first in a series of youth talks in Kaolack, Senegal. The Talk brought together young advocates, government leaders, civil society, and private sector representatives to debate how young people can best be engaged in decision-making spaces to help cross the last mile of NTD elimination. Strong recommendations were made to local authorities and policy makers on the need for capacity building of targets and the importance of involving youth in the national effort to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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December 2023
Global donors at the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum pledged a collective US$777.2 million to help control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), in a landmark push to accelerate progress towards achieving the goals outlined in the World Health Organization’s 2030 roadmap on NTDs.
Factsheet
The No to NTD Movement is a grassroot movement aimed at increasing awareness, prioritization and national commitment to accelerate the control and elimination of NTDs in Africa. This movement showcases the critical role each and every one of us has to play to eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
