Nepal’s push to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2030

World Leprosy Day 2026 commemorated

MDA campaign launched in four districts to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

MoHP and WHO lead consultations toward Nepal’s first multisectoral action plan to combat dengue

Consultation workshop held to develop National Leprosy Strategic Plan for 2026–2030

Nepal accelerates lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts through MDA campaign in Kapilvastu

Nepal strengthens lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts through innovative mass drug administration (MDA) strategies

Nepal kicks off dengue ‘Search and Destroy’ drive with over 100 trained youth volunteers

WHO Nepal briefs media on dengue risks and response before monsoon onset

Nepal Leprosy Conference held

Mass Drug Administration Campaign for lymphatic filariasis launched in Banke district

Seventy-Second World Leprosy Day observed in Nepal

Nepal advances towards "Zero by 30" goal on rabies elimination

Consultative workshop to finalize the National Strategic Plan on rabies elimination held

World Rabies Day observed in Nepal

Nepal holds high-level strategic roundtable meeting to tackle neglected tropical diseases

Leprosy trainings conducted for health professionals

Consultative meeting with stakeholders to strengthen National Leprosy Elimination Programme held

Nepal Commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases and World Leprosy Day 2024

Nepal Successfully Completes Mass Drug Administration Campaign against Lymphatic Filariasis in 15 Districts

Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy

New WHO guidance on novel snakebite treatments published

WHO validates elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya

WHO calls for mental health to be central to neglected tropical disease care

Reaching the unreachable: accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in Yemen

Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseases

In memoriam Dr William H. Foege (1936–2026)

WHO renews commitment to a leprosy-free world, spotlighting partnership and progress ahead of World Leprosy Day

Message for World Leprosy Day 2026

Global population requiring interventions against trachoma falls below 100 million for the first time

Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

WHO and Bayer AG renew longstanding collaboration to eliminate three deadly neglected tropical diseases

Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new WHO report finds

Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

WHO and partners strengthen coordination for NTD programmes and supply chain delivery

Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem

Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma

Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

New WHO guidelines for clinical management of arboviral diseases: dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever

FAO/WHO Indigenous Peoples’ questionnaire on pesticides officially launched