With the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expiring in 2015, the post-2015 development agenda is very much at the forefront of current discussion and debate. A recent article from Edinburgh University researchers, Professor James Smith and Dr Emma Taylor in PLOS: Neglected Tropical Diseases entitled “MDGs and NTDs: Reshaping the Global Health Agenda” highlights NTDs and the hope that in the post-2015 development agenda these will be given special mention. MDGs and NTDs: Reshaping the Global Health Agenda NTDs are neglected for many reasons, scientific, economic and technical. In re-thinking both the MDGs and what will replace them we can try to ensure that 'political' is not simply added to that list Professor James SmithDirector, Global Development Academy Related Links Thinking about the post-MDG era Controlling NTDs in a post-MDG era INZI Project Professor James Smith Dr Emma Michelle Taylor Publication date 28 Jan, 2016
