Decades of gains in global health equity are being undermined by abrupt cuts to international aid. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development projected a further 9–17% drop in official development assistance in 2025, following the 9% seen in 2024.1 These cuts are felt most acutely for neglected tropical diseases—these already receive a fraction of global health financing, as they are overshadowed by the so-called big three of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria.2 Funding for neglected tropical diseases fell from US$440 million in 2018 to US$260 million in 2023, a 41% decrease.
The Lancet Global Health published a clinical update in Infectious Disease on 30 Jan 2026. The item focuses on Converging global crises and the re-emergence of neglected tropical diseases: the case of noma. Open the detail page to review the full original feed content.