Rebecca Geldard

Oct 28, 2024 | gavi.org | Victoria Masterson |Rebecca Geldard

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than 1 billion people. COP28 pledged to help eradicate 20 NTDs, which include leprosy, rabies, trachoma, dengue and chikungunya, with health set to have a more central role at COP29. The climate crisis is expected to trigger a “catastrophic rise” in public health issues including infectious diseases, according to a World Economic Forum report. Twenty-one tropical diseases cause suffering to over one billion people globally.