<p>Today,&nbsp;governments, technology companies, researchers and charities convened in London for the first ever Global Disability Summit. The summit reflects the UK Government's commitment to support approaches to tackle the discrimination and neglect faced by many of the 1 billion people living with a disability.&nbsp;This commitment goes hand-in-hand with the UK Government's support for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).</p>

<p>In this post,&nbsp;Professor Hannah Kuper, Director of the International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine assesses the relationship between NTDs and disability and asks how best these two commitments can be met.&nbsp;</p>