PHU 009: NTD Neglected Tropical Diseases

World NTD Day - 30th January

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a group of diseases that has high morbidity burden to the population with which it affects.

NTD forms a compounding problem for those already disadvantaged population and groups. COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine maldistribution is another reflection of the underlying inequity in access and care, where you find vaccine inequity, there lies NTDs as well.

Addressing NTD is the right thing to do.

Link to episode on Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1729639/episodes/8512323

More resources:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases#tab=tab_1
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-ntd-day

Background music:
TimMoor from Pixabay

Chapters

• 0:06 Intro
• 0:30 World NTD Day
• 0:54 Types of NTDs
• 1:40 Why NTD matter
• 2:40 NTDs are preventable healthcare burden
• 3:22 Improvements made in NTDs
• 3:55 SDH as means to end NTD
• 4:15 NTDs a reflection of inequity in health
• 5:11 Conclusion