Great new list of reads to get your week started off right! Today we’re reading about the WHO’s first comprehensive report on NTDs, the risk of the spread of NTDs amongst Afghans as reported by the United Nations, the personal account of an optometrist who worked in developing countries to treat Onchocerciasis, and the need for Africa to target both infectious and non-infectious diseases in order to strengthen his health care system.

WHO: Control Of Neglected Tropical Diseases Is Feasible, World Book News
UN Reports That Millions of Afghans at Risk from Parasitic Disease, Tanya Thomas, MedIndia
Mission trips inspired me to form a not-for-profit eyecare organization, Jordan Kassalow, Optometric Management
“Paradigm Shift” Needed in African Health Care, Experts Say, Zeeshan Ali, All Voices