Eighth report of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTDs)

Overview

The eighth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) was held at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21-22 April 2015

Dr Dirk Engels, Director, WHO’s Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, opened the meeting on behalf of Dr Hiroki Nakatani, WHO’s Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (WHO/HTM-NTD), who was away on duty travel. He welcomed all STAG members and other participants on behalf of the Department, and informed the participants that Dr Nakatani will retire at the end of May 2015, after the 68thWorld Health Assembly. The Chairman, Professor Peter Holmes, also welcomed the members of STAG and noted the four STAG members who could not be present. At the Chairman’s request, all those present introduced themselves.