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17 Feb 2021

WHO Consultation: Draft Global Strategy on WASH and NTDs 2021−2030

Deadline 3 March 2021

WHO is updating the 2015 Global WASH-NTD strategy to support the new NTD road map and to incorporate lessons learnt on WASH-NTD collaboration over the past 5 years.

04 Feb 2021

London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research publishes 2021 research highlights

London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research publishes 2021 research highlights.

30 Jan 2021

Merck and the END Fund Bolster Rwanda’s Plan to Eliminate Schistosomiasis by 2024

Merck and the END Fund announced their partnership to provide Rwanda with 8 million additional tablets of praziquantel per year.

29 Jan 2021

Call for nominations-STAG working group on Access to safe, efficacious and quality-assured health products for NTD (STAG- WGA)

The objective of STAG WGA is to facilitate alignment of stakeholders on strategies and best practices for improving access to medicines and other health products for Neglected Tropical Diseases

28 Jan 2021

New road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021−2030

WHO has launched its road map for NTDs entitled ‘Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030’

25 Jan 2021

World NTD Day 2021

30 January 2021 is the second annual World NTD Day. Join our global community to celebrate hard-earned progress and take action to beat NTDs.

12 Jan 2021

NTDs in the context of COVID-19 - WHO online course

WHO course for decision-makers and programme managers about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Young person washing clothes in water. cr. M Perkins

22 Dec 2020

GSA partners top the GiveWell 2020 list

Every year, GiveWell spends thousands of hours researching the most cost-effective organizations that will create the greatest impact. Our partners, The END Fund, SCI Foundation, Sightsavers and Evidence Action topped their 2020 'Treatments for parasitic worm infections' organisations list.

14 Dec 2020

Ascend Research and Innovation Investment Fund (RIF)

Are you interested in researching innovative methods to enhance neglected tropical disease programming?

18 Nov 2020

World Health Assembly endorses bold new NTD road map targets for 2030

The Seventy-third World Health Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed the WHO new road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for 2021−2030.

06 Nov 2020

Schistosomiasis Talks at the ASTMH annual meeting

Wondering which session to go to at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene? Have no fear, we have all your schistosomiasis needs here.

24 Oct 2020

New modelling shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on schistosomiasis programmes

New modelling on COVID-19’s impact on NTDs has shown extra rounds of MDA for schistosomiasis could speed up progress. Check out how intensified strategies offer a chance to close the gap towards the WHO 2030 targets.

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WHO Consultation: Draft Global Strategy on WASH and NTDs 2021−2030

London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research publishes 2021 research highlights

Merck and the END Fund Bolster Rwanda’s Plan to Eliminate Schistosomiasis by 2024

Call for nominations-STAG working group on Access to safe, efficacious and quality-assured health products for NTD (STAG- WGA)

New road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021−2030

World NTD Day 2021

NTDs in the context of COVID-19 - WHO online course

GSA partners top the GiveWell 2020 list

Ascend Research and Innovation Investment Fund (RIF)

World Health Assembly endorses bold new NTD road map targets for 2030

Schistosomiasis Talks at the ASTMH annual meeting

New modelling shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on schistosomiasis programmes

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