Happy birthday, London Declaration! A year ago today, the leaders of 13 pharmaceutical companies, governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organizations joined together in an unprecedented effort to eliminate 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2020.

We had sat down with many leaders in the NTD community this past November while they were visiting Washington, DC during the Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases: Translating the London Declaration into Action meeting. We had the unique opportunity to hear about progress achieved during the last year, the challenges that remain in meeting our goals, and stories of their personal commitment to controlling and eliminating NTDs.

We hope you enjoy hearing some of their perspectives as much as we did.