Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2020

The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2020 is a high-level Global Summit on Malaria and NTDs, hosted by the Government of Rwanda, on the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Rwanda 2020.

Both malaria and NTDs disproportionately affect the poorest members of society and are a major roadblock to economic and social development in the Commonwealth and around the world.

Based on the Commonwealth 2018 - 2023 Malaria Commitment, the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), a renewed World Health Organization (WHO) roadmap on NTDs and thanks to the leadership of President Kagame and Heads of Government from many countries, there is an opportunity to focus global attention and accelerate action towards ending these preventable and treatable diseases at the time of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Rwanda 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda.

A joint malaria and NTDs Summit hosted by the Government of Rwanda, on the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Rwanda 2020, would offer a unique opportunity to galvanize renewed progress and accelerated action against malaria and push for the elimination of NTDs, helping prevent unnecessary death and suffering. By bringing together Government, private and multi-sector leaders from across the Commonwealth and beyond, this Summit could:

• Set the agenda for the next decade in the global fight against NTDs and secure significant resources for th is agenda; and
• Drive the political and multi-sectoral investment and action needed to accelerate progress towards halving malaria across the Commonwealth and beyond by 2023.

Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2020, organized by Government of Rwanda, RBM Partnership to End Malaria, Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.