Abstract

An Interfaith Dialogue on the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Highlights

  • The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a group of 17 high prevalence and chronic parasitic and related infections [1,2,3]

  • The NTDs disproportionately occur in the world’s low- and middleincome countries (LMICs) of sub-Saharan Africa [4], Asia [5,6], and Latin America and the Caribbean [7], they can affect the poorest people living in wealthy countries [8], especially indigenous populations [7,9]

  • The OIC represents a diverse array of nations that include large LMICs in Asia such as Bangaldesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan, Middle Eastern countries, and North African countries such as Chad, Mali, Niger, and Sudan, among others [10]

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Summary

Introduction

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a group of 17 high prevalence and chronic parasitic and related infections [1,2,3].

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