R4D Joins RTI, Partners in USAID Initiative to Control, Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Results for Development (R4D) recently joined USAID’s new Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | East Project, led by RTI International. The project focuses on partnering with NTD-endemic countries to eliminate five of the most common NTDs, including lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms (hookworm, ringworm and whipworm), which affect more than one billion people worldwide.

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