Photograph by Laurence Hoenig
Overcoming Neglect
No more neglected diseases, no more neglected patients
This report marks over 30 years of uninterrupted medical care for patients with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These illnesses almost exclusively affect people living in extreme poverty. For many of these deadly and debilitating diseases, there are no vaccines, diagnostic tools are limited, and treatments are often unavailable or unaffordable.