Below are some key resources about NTDs, the impact on NTDs on global health and what we can do to eliminate NTDs:
Canadian Network for NTDs resources
CNNTD submission to the Standing Committee on Finance for the pre-Budget consultations in advance of the 2021 Budget (August 2020)
CNNTD infographic, COVID-19 and NTDs: what you need to know (December 2020) (English)
CNNTD infographic, COVID-19 and NTDs: what you need to know (December 2020) (French)
Nutrition International Frequently Asked Questions: Preventive Chemotherapy (Deworming) for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections Among Adolescents and Women of Reproductive Age (January 2021)
The Public Health Insight podcasts discussing NTDs and the role of Canadians in helping to beat NTDs (January/February 2021).
Global resources
Recommendations for Safely Restarting MDA for NTDs in Settings with Heightened Risk of COVID-19 Community Transmission (English) (French) (Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of NTDs)
Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic interim guidance 5 May 2020 (World Health Organization)
Briefing Document for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Uniting to Combat NTDs)
Defeating Neglected Tropical Diseases: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities (World Health Organization)
Female Genital Schistosomiasis Policy Brief (Uniting to Combat NTDs)
London Declaration (Uniting to Combat NTDs)
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Women and Girls in Focus (English) (French) (Uniting to Combat NTDs)
Reaching girls and women of reproductive age with deworming (Uniting to Combat NTDs)
Why worm infections matter! (Dr. Theresa Gyorkos)
Student and Young Professional infographic competition – NTDs and COVID-19, what you need to know
Claudia Duguay, COVID-19 and NTDs: what you need to know (November 2020)