The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (The Global Network) is a partnership formed in 2006 to raise the profile of neglected diseases and to stimulate a paradigm shift in disease control efforts. The major public-private partnerships devoted to the control of individual diseases have agreed to work together in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to design an integrated drug administration platform that addresses seven of the neglected tropical diseases. The aim of the Global Network is to contribute toward achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by eliminating and controlling the neglected diseases through an integrated mass drug delivery approach. Ridding the developing world of these ancient afflictions means providing affected populations with the means and the roadmap to enhance local economies, access education, eradicate poverty and build sustainable economies.
