Welcome
Welcome to the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) website.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, recognising that 'neglected tropical diseases' are significant poverty promoting condition and high on the global public health priority agenda central to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has expanded the activities of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre to become the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The expansion acknowledges the Centre's expertise to work on other NTDs.
In July 2008 the Centre welcome Professor Moses Bockarie as its new Director and his vision for CNTD is "to improve the quality of life for the bottom billion by providing technical assistance to establish an evidence base for developing tools and control strategies for NTDs".
