India, March 22 -- Access for all to clean and safe water is fundamental to controlling and eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) from across the WHO South-East Asia Region. Alongside other interventions, access to clean and safe water is a powerful means to ensure all communities can combat and control NTDs and that in partnership with health authorities they can sustain their achievements and accelerate progress.As per the Region's Flagship Priorities, recent progress against NTDs has been substantial. In 2015 India was declared yaws-free. In 2016 Maldives and Sri Lanka eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem; in 2017 Thailand achieved the same. Bangladesh, India and Nepal have meanwhile made substantial...