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 eliminate river blindness in an area bordering South Sudan
Project support to seed a new program to fund life-saving treatments for visceral leishmaniasis aimed at treating approximately 11,000 people per year in East Africa
Project support to eliminate transmission of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths
Project support for the Accelerate Resilient, Innovative, and Sustainable Elimination of NTDs-2 (ARISE-2) program, aiming to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, and trachoma
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