Overview > The ELMA Foundation > Neglected Tropical Diseases
Focus Area:
Neglected Tropical Diseases
We succeed when onchocerciasis, trachoma, and lymphatic filariasis are eliminated in at least three African countries, and when countries are on a pathway towards sustained control or elimination of other NTDs.
Current Investments
Project support to The END Fund to eliminate lymphatic filariasis and to accelerate the elimination of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, and river blindness
Project support to accelerate progress toward Guinea-worm-free status in endemic countries and to facilitate the global eradication of Guinea-worm disease
Project support to The END Fund to eliminate lymphatic filariasis and to accelerate the elimination of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, and river blindness
Contribution to support the organization's general operations
Project support to Sightsavers, an organization working to eliminate river blindness and lymphatic filariasis
Project support to eliminate river blindness in an area bordering South Sudan
Project support to test and treat approximately 11,000 people suffering from visceral leishmaniasis per year
Project support to eliminate transmission of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths
Co-funding initiative with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Virgin Unite, and an anonymous donor: Project support to 1) make progress towards trachoma elimination in 14 African countries via an integrated NTD program and 2) conduct an RCT to reduce child mortality and inform trachoma elimination strategies
