The report documents how partners have worked towards fulfilling their commitments, successes in 2012 as well as goals and challenges for 2013.

On 30 January 2012, an unprecedented group of public and private partners came together to launch the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), pledging to control or eliminate 10 NTDs by 2020. This month marks the one-year anniversary of those commitments. In the year since the launch, partners across sectors have worked towards fulfilling their commitments and delivering results that will significantly impact people's lives.

From Promises to Progress: The First Anniversary Report on the London Declaration on NTDs was developed by London Declaration partners to track the delivery of commitments and identify remaining gaps. This information is captured in the London Declaration Scorecard, which provides disease-by-disease status updates on progress toward achieving 2012 milestones. A summary version of this scorecard appears in the report, while a full version with yearly milestones through 2020 identified by partners is available here.

Alongside this report, WHO has also launched its second NTD report, Sustaining the Drive to Overcome the Global Impact on Neglected Tropical Diseases, which discusses the path to achieving 2020 goals, identifies challenges and proposes plans to address each disease. Together, these reports offer a united way forward for the NTD community.

From Promises to Progress: The First Annual Report on the London Declaration on NTDs will also be available in French, Portuguese and Spanish in the near future.