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The WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) eighth meeting, held on April 21-22, 2015, in Geneva, focused on progress in NTD control, financing challenges, and elimination strategies. Key highlights included the launch of the third WHO NTD report emphasizing investment needs (up to $2.9 billion annually with vector control), progress on eradicating diseases like guinea worm, and debates on elimination criteria. The group adopted a generic framework for confirming disease elimination, distinguishing between interruption of transmission and public health problem elimination. Discussions also covered improving preventive chemotherapy, data management, and integrating vector control innovations. Recommendations emphasized enhancing national capacities, strengthening surveillance, and addressing funding gaps for NTD programs. Day 2 addressed dengue control, zoonotic NTDs, and sustainability through initiatives like the Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting concluded with calls for collaborative efforts and immediate actions to meet 2020 targets.

Summary includes:

• Achievement of STAG recommendations from 2014.
• WHO response to NTD control progress and challenges.
• Generic framework for elimination processes (reduction to zero incidence or targeting public health issues).
• Criteria for disease-specific elimination (e.g., onchocerciasis, trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis).
• Recommendations from working groups: Capacity building, Monitoring and Evaluation, Access to medicines, and zoonotic NTDs.
• Day 2 topics: Dengue control progress, Innovation to Impact in vector control, zoonotic NTD advocacy, and general discussions.
• Conclusions: STAG endorsed frameworks and recommended priorities for NTD control ahead of upcoming World Health Assembly.