UKCNTD - UK Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases

The UK Coalition Against NTDs is a collaborative partnership between UK organisations, coalitions and special interest groups actively engaged in the control, elimination or eradication of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The Coalition works to promote the cause of ending NTDs through influencing decision making and policy in the UK as well as collaborating with other global actors. Our influencing priorities are guided by global efforts, particularly the WHO NTD Road Map.

Our vision is a world free of neglected tropical diseases, as a result of sustained positive change to the root causes of poverty, exclusion and ill health. 

Our mission is to champion and drive comprehensive action to end NTDs, through policy influencing, advocacy and communications.

To control, eliminate and eradicate NTDs in an effective and sustainable way, we believe:

• National government leadership is essential, with support to strengthen health systems and effective long-term investment
• Cross-sectoral approaches to NTD programmes are crucial to embed NTD interventions across health systems and create synergy with broader development programmes
• Strengthening social inclusion and gender equity are critical to ensuring access to all NTD interventions and to support the achievement of universal health coverage (under SDG3)
• Funding and other resourcing must be coordinated between stakeholders across the public, private and philanthropic sectors as well as other stakeholders including non-government organisations, researchers and academia.