[Editorial] Neglected tropical diseases: golden age of elimination?

The latest Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases was published by WHO in October. The report documents progress towards the 2030 neglected tropical disease (NTD) goals and persistent challenges regarding diagnostics, monitoring, advocacy, and funding. In the report’s foreword, WHO Director–General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares that “we are living in a golden age of disease elimination”.