The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), the World Health Organization Regional Offices for Africa (WHO/AFRO) and the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) are hosting an event, on 23-24th October 2017 in Kuwait at the Radisson Blu hotel, entitled “Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa”. A meeting to catalyze financial support for the control and elimination of NTDs.