How We Work
Cross-cutting groups where members collaborate on the shared challenges — WASH, disability and inclusion, sustainable systems, and more.
7 working groups — via decoupled Drupal (GraphQL)
The goals of development communication are expanding beyond institutional visibility. Communications today is central to achieving core organisational and policy objectives. Development communicators need to aim for deeper knowledge among their audiences — to influence and change attitudes, to promote action, or to
This Cross-Cutting Group comprises NNN members with an interest in learning and advocating on the challenges presented for NTD control and elimination activities by conflict and humanitarian emergency situations.
Neglected Tropical Diseases lead to significant morbidity and chronic disability, trapping individuals, families and communities in a cycle of poverty. Their combined Disability Adjusted Life Years equal those of Malaria, TB or HIV/AIDS — and are significantly underestimated when stigma and
Published in May 2026, the NNN Sustainability Action Guide was developed through the collective efforts of the NNN Sustainability Group. It provides a common framework for understanding and implementing the key themes within the NNN sustainability definition, offers practical
One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment are closely linked and inter-dependent.
Taking a whole-of-system, cro
Several NTDs share skin lesions as initial signs of infection (Buruli ulcer, cutaneous leishmaniasis, mycetoma and yaws, for instance) and have been neglected as difficult to map or involving complex treatment. In a post-MDA phase, diseases such as scabies and yaws are suddenly increasing or reoccurring.
Primary prevention, control of NTDs and management of NTD-related disabilities rely heavily on access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Numerous NTD transmission routes can be interrupted with improved WASH, including trachoma, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and Guinea worm. Improved WA
