International Conference on NTD Research in Africa

The Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) and the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD), are hosting the second International Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Research (InCORNTD) in Africa on January 20-22, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. 

This second meeting aims to bring together key stakeholders to address how to eliminate NTDs from the region through operational and carefully focused research. The objectives of this meeting are two-fold: 1) to inform the NTD community about new research results and 2) to prioritize remaining operational research questions, the list of which will be shared with donors for funding consideration. Topics during the meeting will include but are not limited to: schistosomiasis diagnostics, monitoring and elimination guidelines, new tools and approaches for onchocerciasis elimination, skin NTD integration, last mile of trachoma elimination, harmonizing geostatistical tools and artificial intelligence for NTDs and integrated xenomonitoring for lymphatic filariasis.