Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) - A Snapshot of Research

Abstract

More than a billion people-one-sixth of the earth’s population is infected with one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries. Over the past decade, interests in NTDs have resurged as these are a barrier to achieving broader human development outcomes (e.g., improved newborn, child and maternal health, food, and nutritional safety). Several national and international organizations (such as the WHO, USAID, CDC, and others) concentrate on NTDs and fighting to control or prevent them. This review describes a brief introduction to NTDs, the global burden of the diseases in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and years of life lost (YLLs). This paper also reviews the negative impact of these diseases on global economies and discusses strategies for public health to prevent and eliminate these diseases, the achievements and challenges that can be achieved to address adversity there. KEYWords: neglected tropical diseases, ascariasis, trichuriasis, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) ISSN: 2076-5061 Review Article received: December 25, 2020 Accepted: February 27, 2021 Published: March 08, 2021 *Corresponding Author: Tabassum Akter E-mail: tabassum.pharma. nstu@gmail.com Copyright: © The authors. This article is open access and licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, or format for any purpose, even commercially provided the work is properly cited. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.