WHO calls to end stigma and integrate mental health in the NTD elimination fight
On World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, WHO warns that discrimination and untreated mental health conditions affect over a billion people with NTDs, and launches a global guide to integrate mental health care and stigma reduction into NTD programs. The release notes progress—1.4 billion people in need of interventions and 58 countries eliminating at least one NTD—yet warns that declining funding jeopardizes gains and urges renewed action to reach the 2030 targets.