Second global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs)
About the event
Hybrid meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) held its first global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) on 27–31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting has built the foundation and momentum for the second global meeting to be held on 24–26 March 2025. The event demonstrates the collective commitment of the global skin-NTD community to achieving a key objective of the NTD road map: integration.
Hybrid meeting
(In-person meeting at WHO Headquarters and online on Zoom)
24–26 March 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) held its first global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) on 27–31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting has built the foundation and momentum for the second global meeting to be held on 24–26 March 2025. The event demonstrates the collective commitment of the global skin-NTD community to achieving a key objective of the NTD road map: integration.
The road map emphasizes three critical shifts in approaches to overcoming NTDs – accelerating programmatic action; intensifying cross-cutting approaches; and changing operating models and culture to facilitate country ownership – to guide the implementation of activities. Integration, a key cross-cutting approach, is crucial for this meeting and within the skin NTD framework, and will contribute to strengthening health systems.
The meeting will bring together diverse experts across 13 different NTDs.1 Other related dermatological conditions will also be considered, as in the previous gathering. This inclusive approach highlights the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure no one is left behind.
The meeting will focus on 13 areas related to skin NTDs:
- Integration at the country level
- Drug development and access
- Wound care and rehabilitation
- Capacity strengthening and training, including digital tools and artificial intelligence
- Diagnostics and laboratory support
- Epidemiology and surveillance
- Operational research
- Basic research
- Transmission
- Psychosocial aspects
- Advocacy and communication
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
- One Health
In-person meeting at WHO Headquarters and online on Zoom