title: Leaving no one behind: a neglected tropical disease indicator and tracers for the Sustainable Development Goals.
abstract: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have emerged as a global pledge to 'leave no one behind'. Under SDG 3, 'Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all', target 3.3 extends the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) beyond HIV, TB and malaria to 'end the epidemic' of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2030. Other targets are also relevant to NTDs, especially 3.8 (Universal Health Coverage), 6.1 (water) and 6.2 (sanitation). This commentary summarises the proposed NTD indicator (3.3) and tracers (3.8 and 6.1/6.2). These will help ensure that the world's poorest and most marginalized people are prioritized at every step on the path towards SDG targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland fitzpatrickc@who.int.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engels
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: Control; Elimination; Eradication; Monitoring; Neglected tropical diseases; Sustainable Development Goals