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The Problem
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.65 billion people, including nearly 1 billion children.
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Intestinal Worms:
914MChildren Require Treatment
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Lymphatic Filariasis:
794MRequire Treatment
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River Blindness:
244MRequire Treatment
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Schistosomiasis:
251MRequire Treatment
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Trachoma:
116MRequire Treatment
Our Vision
To ensure people at risk of neglected tropical diseases can live healthy and prosperous lives. At the END Fund, our commitment is to support efforts that accelerate the elimination of NTDs to achieve the 2030 World Health Organization elimination goals.
Our Impact
Our work to treat NTD’s helps children stay healthy and in school, prevents advanced cases that cause irreversible disability, and reduces the economic burden of disease on families.
201M People Treated in 2022
1.57B Number of Treatments from 2012-2022
$2.34B Value of Treatments from 2012-2022
5.10M Health Workers Trained from 2012-2022
96,018 Surgeries Performed from 2012-2022
Where We Work
News & Updates
END Fund Chief Executive Officer
Blog Post|7.01.24|
In June 2024, our founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ellen Agler, stepped down after a tremendously successful 12 year term. We are now seeking to appoint her successor as the next CEO. Leadership of the END Fund is where passion, vision, humanity, and intellect merge. This is an opportunity for an experienced leader to take…
“Somehow it feels like I have found a way of avenging my community by working on eliminating these diseases that have been impacting us” – Fikre Seife, National Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Coordinator
Blog Post|6.28.24|
My name is Fikre Seife Gebretsadik, but everyone calls me Fikre. I was born and raised about 300 kilometers north of Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa, in one of the most Trachoma endemic farmland areas. In fact, I too was affected multiple times as a child, as well as my parents, close family members, friends…
Feysel Abdullahi Samatar – The Story of Trachoma Surgery Recovery
Blog Post|5.20.24|
By Henry Rosenbloom Feysel Abdullahi Samatar underwent a trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery in November 2023 to correct complications stemming from a long term trachoma infection. Several months after the surgery, Feysel details his recovery. Click the link to check out Feysel’s first story. Feysel Abdullahi Samatar, 30, has been dealing with vision issues since he…
After decades, Niger stands on the cusp of verifying elimination of river blindness
Blog Post|5.17.24|
By Greg Porter In 1944, a young British military doctor – Harold Ridley – set out to make a statement to the medical world. A small man with a round face and circular glasses, Harold spent 18 months stationed in Ghana, where he traveled to remote areas investigating river blindness (also known as onchocerciasis), a disease little known…