World NTD Day is about raising awareness for diseases that typically affect the world’s poorest people. The 2026 theme is TBD - check back in closer to the date!

Examples of NTDs are Chagas Disease, Schistosomiasis, Ascariasis, Dengue Fever, Hookworm Infection, Leprosy, Trachoma, African Sleeping Sickness, Buruli Ulcer, Dracunculiasis, Fascioliasis, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis, Pork Tapeworm Infection, Rabies, River Blindness, Whipworm, and Yaws. Click on the disease to learn more!