It has been 3yrs since the launch and inaugural COUNTDOWN partners meeting which took place at LSTM from 9th – 13th March 2015. The Annual Partners Meeting is back this year and the team is excited to welcome other members of the consortium and discuss research progress, identify emerging gaps and plot a way forward on creating impact with our multidisciplinary research on upscaling cost-effective solutions for neglected tropical diseases programmes in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria.