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07 Dec 2022

WHO Appoints Dr Socé Fall as Director of the Department for Neglected Tropical Diseases

On 1 December 2022, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, announced the appointment or Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall as Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, based at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

02 Dec 2022

European Medicines Agency Validates Application for Arpraziquantel

A positive scientific opinion by the European Medicines Agency will facilitate registration of arpraziquantel in African endemic countries.

02 Nov 2022

In Memoriam | Lazarus Juziwelo

We are deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the passing of our colleague and friend, Lazarus Juziwelo, National Programme Manager for the Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminth Control Programme at the Ministry Of Health Malawi and Global Schistosomiasis Alliance Ambassador

26 Sep 2022

Crown Agents | NNN Conference acknowledges growing health crisis of FGS in sub-Saharan Africa

This year, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded Accelerating Resilient Innovative Sustainable Elimination of NTDs (ARISE) programme, worked with colleagues from the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance, to bring FGS to the attention of the NNN 2022 Conference.

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29-30 Jan 2023

University of Kinshasa et SLIMP | A new day to say ‘stop’ to neglected tropical diseases.

SLIMP a créé un forum pour deux soirées d'échanges et mise à niveaux en ce qui concerne les maladies tropicales négligées ( MTN ) pour la sensibilisation qui aura lieu dans la commune de la N'SELE ( KINKOLE )

In schools, universities and churches, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

30 Jan 2023

World NTD Day 2023

Act now. Act together. Invest in neglected tropical diseases

30 Jan 2023 9-10:15 EST

COR NTD | World NTD Day: Act Now, Act Together - Investing in Young African Researchers

Join COR NTD and ARNTD this World NTD Day in celebrating the first five years of the Small Grants Program and the accomplishments of young African scientists. Grant recipients will discuss their research as well as their journey to help eliminate NTDs and ARNTD will share what the future holds for the program in 2023.

Virtual

30 Jan - 4 Feb 2023

Photo Exhibition: Forgotten health, pictures to remember NTDs

A press conference and photographic exhibition will be held in the Civic Library in Turin, Italy to draw attention to the impact of neglected tropical diseases in a non-endemic context such as the Italian one and the Piedmont Region.

Central Civic Library, Turin, Italy

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