FROM INNOVATION TO APPLICATION Integrating Data and Resources on Neglected Tropical Diseases for Better Planning: The NTD Mapping Tool (NTDmap. org)

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than 1,000,000,000 poor and marginalized peo-ple worldwide [1]. NTDs are caused by diverse pathogens with differing modes of transmission and a range of vectors and intermediate hosts, which have their own ecological peculiarities. While there is considerable overlap in the geographical distribution of different NTDs at a na