Who We Are
A global network designed for the people doing the work
The NTD NGO Network is the primary convening platform for NGO practitioners working to control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases.
NNN provides an open and inclusive interface between NGO practitioners and health ministries, the WHO, NTD-affected communities, donors, philanthropic organisations, and pharmaceutical companies. We facilitate both disease-specific and cross-cutting work through a bottom-up, resource-focused approach — bridging grassroots implementers, persons affected by NTDs, and policy makers in over 50 countries.
What makes us unique
More than the sum of our members
Network of networks
We bring together disease-specific groups that previously worked in isolation, alongside cross-cutting groups that foster innovation, collaboration, and youth engagement.
Practitioner-driven
Our resources and tools are developed by NNN working groups — NGOs directly implementing NTD programmes and seeking solutions to real challenges.
Amplifying affected voices
We invite people living with NTDs to shape policies and programmes, and channel real-world experience into WHO guidelines and national policy.
A safe space to collaborate
We foster sharing and learning without competition — bridging grassroots implementers, affected persons, and policy makers.
Our global reach
Member organisations across six continents
Countries with health-ministry partnerships
Disease-specific groups covering major NTDs
Cross-cutting groups for integration challenges
How we work
The BEST Framework
BEST gathers the diverse cross-sectoral efforts needed to reach control, elimination, and eradication targets for NTDs — moving beyond a narrow, treatment-only approach to a comprehensive, inclusive one.
Behaviour
Physical, social, and institutional behaviours — from hygiene and vector control to tackling stigma and enabling cross-sector collaboration.
Environment
Comprehensive environmental disease control — water and sanitation infrastructure, integrated vector management, and veterinary public health.
Social inclusion
Equity and access at the heart of NTD work: mainstreaming inclusion, empowering affected communities, and addressing discrimination.
Treatment & care
A continuum of care — from preventive chemotherapy and surgery to disease management, rehabilitation, and surveillance.