 The Kaduna State Ministry for Health says over five million people are at the risk of contracting tropical diseases, leading to river blindness, lefantises, lymphatic filarises, and intestinal worms, among other diseases. The State Commissioner for Ministry of Health, Dr. Umar Ahmed, stated these as the marked the 2024 world-neglected tropical diseases in Kaduna. In the Kaduna State, 5,970,722 people are at risk of river blindness, lymphatic filarises, bilhaziasis, and intestinal worms. Over the years, the country has been battling seriously to eliminate most of these tropical diseases using the following approaches. Preventive chemotherapy by conducting mass administration of medicines, mobility management, and disability prevention. Integrated vector control, sound sanitation, hygiene practices with safe water supply. She laments that globally more than 1 billion people are affected with 149 countries facing the disease and Africa bearing half of the global burden of 120 million of its people living at the risk of one neglected tropical disease. The State, aside by the World Health Organization, to sensitize all global communities on the burden of NTDs, which affects more than 1 billion people across the globe, with about 149 countries faced with these diseases and Africa bearing about and also contributes the highest burden in Africa with more than 120 million of its people living at the risk of one neglected tropical disease or the other. End the suffering from these 20 diseases that are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and toxins. Dr. Omar said Kaduna State committed to scale up interventions to meet the global targets of leaving no one untouched and eliminating NTDs by 2030 by contributing to stronger health systems and urging residents to join in the fight against NTD. The fight against NTDs is a collaborative one. I call on all million residents of Kaduna State, public and public private organizations to unite to act towards eliminating NTDs in Kaduna State.