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16 Mar 2020

GSA Ambassador Programme

The GSA Executive Team is looking for individuals interested in becoming a GSA Ambassador in their country. The aim is to strengthen communication between the GSA and schistosomiasis programmes in endemic countries.

02 Mar 2020

WHO consultation for a Sustainability Framework

WHO consultation for a Sustainability Framework in support of the NTD road map 2021–2030.

27 Feb 2020

Launch of Youth Combating NTDs and the End the Neglect campaign

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) launched End the Neglect alongside the launch of the newly formed initiative with the Future Africa Forum: Youth Combating NTDs.

18 Feb 2020

2020 NTD Innovation Prize - Apply Now

American Leprosy Missions is hosting the second annual NTD Innovation Prize at the 2020 NNN. Find out how to apply.

11 Feb 2020

WHO calls for NTDs Monitoring and Evaluation Experts to join WHO Working Group

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nominations from experts to support the work of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in monitoring and evaluating the progress made under the current 2012-2020 road map and for the new road map which will start from January 2021- December 2030.

10 Feb 2020

COR NTD 2019 Annual Meeting Report and Outputs

The 2019 annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) was held November 18 & 19, 2019, download the reports here.

06 Feb 2020

WHO Executive Board meeting

WHO Executive Board commends progress made against neglected tropical diseases and calls for a new road map for 2021–2030.

Deworming Innovation Fund, An Audacious Global Health Initiative

30 Jan 2020

The END Fund announces Deworming Innovation Fund

The END Fund Announces the Deworming Innovation Fund in Four African Countries on the Inaugural World NTD Day.

30 Jan 2020

Cameroon launches online Atlas of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis

The atlas of schistososmiasis and STH transmission in Cameroon, an important tool to assist the ministry of health, decision makers and stakeholders with activites to control and eliminate these diseases.