Publications
Each year, the APPG on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases publishes an Annual Report which summarizes the meetings held that year as well as global progress in malaria and neglected tropical diseases.
26th June 2019 You can download the meeting report here: Global Fund Reception Report Stepping up the Fight to End HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria: A Parliamentary Reception hosted by the APPGs on HIV/AIDS, Global TB and Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (Jeremy Lefroy MP, Stephen Doughty MP, Rt Hon...
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Chair's Report Over the past 15 years, unprecedented progress has been made across malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Deaths from malaria have come down by 62% over the term of the Millennium Development Goals (2000- 2015), and 29% between 2010 and 2015. Since 2000, 17...
Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs), the most effective drugs we have to tackle malaria, is growing. It is already a significant threat to health in Southeast Asia and will be a global threat if it spreads further. Given the urgency of the situation, the...
The 2014/15 report on NTDs helps take stock and recognize the huge strides forward that have been made in tackling NTDs. The report explores a post-2015 vision for NTDs, the need for good data and surveillance, the area of research and development (R&D) to advance...
The 2014 Malaria report explores the need for an integrated approach between programmes focused on tackling specific diseases and strengthening national health systems overall. This is the fourth and final malaria report from the APPMG during the 2010-2015 Parliament. The report looks at the common...
The 2013 Malaria report outlines five key areas in successfully tackling malaria: the case for investment, the means to prevent and treat malaria, the threats to controlling malaria, sustaining and accelerating the gains against malaria, and the ambition to eliminate not just control. The report...
The 2013 report on NTDs outlined ten recommendations of how to support NTD endemic countries and their governments to deliver sustainable and cost effective programmes to control and eliminate NTDs. This is particularly focused on working in partnership with at-risk communities, international agencies and donors,...
The 2012 report on NTDs focuses on the good progress made, the highlight being the London Declaration of Neglected Tropical Diseases and the UK Government’s commitment to provide funding of £240 million over 4 years. This reveals that there is now a recognition that NTDs...
This was the second report on NTDs by the APPMG and highlights the tremendous progress made since 2009. The report outlines some pressing issues in tackling NTDs including: the need for Mass Drug Administration (MDA), the burden of disease controversy, the need for better medication,...