Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of infections that affect mainly the poorest and place an economic burden on lowand middle-income countries. In principle, NTDs are preventable, treatable, controllable and some even eradicable. Moreover, most interventions against NTDs are highly cost-effective.

To make progress toward preventing, controlling and eliminating NTDs, the G7 Academies of Sciences call for:

• (1) increasing efforts to empower and build capacity in affected countries to deal with these diseases,
• (2) intensifying research on NTDs,
• (3) developing and delivering affordable and accessible treatments, and
• (4) NTDs to be fully accounted for in the Sustainable Development Goals.