30 January marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, a moment to shine a light on diseases that cause substantial harm to public health, yet remain underprioritised in research, funding, and action.

The WORMVACS2.0 consortium brings together experts in immunology, epidemiology, and vaccine development to establish an effective pipeline for developing vaccines against parasitic worms that cause some of the world’s most devastating and persistent neglected tropical diseases.

In this video, you meet the team in CERMEL, one of the project partners. Some colleagues work in the clinic, seeing patients, gathering data on the prevalence of different diseases, and collecting samples, while others analyse these data to identify ways to fight parasitic worm infections.

Each of them, from nurses to lab technicians, is an essential part of the team, contributing to the important work of fighting neglected tropical diseases.