Reports and Indices
Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
▪ World Health Organisation (WHO) releases progress report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
▪ The report deals with progress made in 2023 towards the Road map for NTDs 2021–2030.
Key Findings
▪ 1.62 billion people required interventions against NTDs in 2022.
▪ India related findings
✓ 40.56% of Indian people require interventions against NTDs in 2022.
✓ India was certified free of dracunculiasis (2000) and yaws (2016)
About NTDs
▪ NTDs are a diverse group of 20 diseases that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas including India
