Eritrea NTD Master Plan 2022 - 2026

The master plan aims at guiding the implementation of the NTD in an integrated way to maximize on benefits. It is a product of Eritrea Ministry of Health with the support of World Health Organization (WHO). 

In Eritrea, NTDs include Schistosomiasis, Intestinal Helminthiasis, Trachoma, Lymphatic Filariasis, Leprosy, Dengue Fever and Leishmaniasis. Exceptionally Eritrea was certified free of Guinea worm disease in 2011. The Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme(NTDP) focuses on an integrated control of the endemic 7 out of the 13 diseases that WHO has classified as common NTDs. Other NTD diseases such as Rabies, Brucellosis and Anthrax which are not on this priority list will be incorporated in the Zonal or sub-zonal activities where they are endemic. NTDP will use cost-effective interventions for prevention, control and elimination of these endemic NTDs. All these neglected diseases are an obstacle to socio-economic development and quality of life of the Eritrean people.