Table 1 World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions and global programs targeting NTDs

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH)

WHA 54.19 (2001): Goal of a minimum of 75 % of school-aged children receiving regular chemotherapy by 2010; encouraging member states to promote access to safe water, sanitation and health education through inter-sectoral collaboration.

Schistosomiasis

WHA 54.19 (2001): Goal of a minimum of 75 % of school-aged children receiving regular chemotherapy by 2010; encouraging member states to promote access to safe water, sanitation and health education through inter-sectoral collaboration

WHA 65.21 (2012): Encouraged member states to provide necessary and sufficient means and resources for water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in order to achieve elimination.

Trachoma

WHA 51.11: Established goal of eliminating blinding trachoma. Includes call for implementation of facial cleanliness and environmental improvements as part of SAFE strategy

Lymphatic Filariasis

WHA 50.29 (1997): Elimination of LF as a public health problem. Includes a call for increased access to safe water, sanitation, and health education through intersectoral collaboration.

Global Program to Eliminate LF (GPELF) (2000): Launched to eliminate LF by 2020. Strategy based on interrupting transmission through MDA and alleviating suffering through morbidity management and disability prevention.

Guinea Worm

WHA 64.16: Calls on all Member States to expedite the interruption of transmission and enforce nation-wide surveillance to ensure eradication of Guinea World disease.