Tropical Diseases: Disease Control
(asked on 15th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support progress on the World Health Organisation's 2030 Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The United Kingdom was pleased to endorse the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) at its launch, to support continued progress on delivery of the World Health Organisation 2030 road map on NTDs. The FCDO will continue to invest in research and innovation in new drugs and diagnostics for diseases of poverty, including NTDs, through world-leading Product Development Partnerships (highly successful public-private partnerships for developing health technologies such as vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics) and other research organisations. Since January 2021, the FCDO has invested over £42 million into delivering services to prevent and treat NTDs, as well as strengthening health systems so they can provide these essential services.