Data and statistics
Neglected tropical diseases
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. An evaluation of their significance to public health and economies has convinced governments, donors, the pharmaceutical industry and other agencies, to invest in preventing and controlling this diverse group of diseases.
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Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease)
99%decrease in the number of new cases of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) since 1989.
Analysis of situation and trendsPreventive chemotherapy
728 millionpeople were reached by preventive chemotherapy for at least one disease in 2011.
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record, 11 January 2013pdf, 1.01Mb
Human African trypanosomiasis
76%decrease in the reported number of cases of human African trypanosomiasis from 1999–2012.
Analysis of situation and trends