31 Jan 2019 WHO launches WASH & NTD toolkit The WHO launched the new step-by-step guide and practical toolkit to implement Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions for the sustainable control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
28 Jan 2019 Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Grant for NTD Data Innovation Incubator This Grand Challenge seeks innovative ideas for how to improve the quality, completeness, and timeliness of routine NTD data and ensure programmatic decision-making is based on the best available data.
25 Jan 2019 A blog post highlighting Male Genital Schistosomiasis Bugbitten Blog post: Time to highlight the importance of Male Genital Schistosomiasis in Malawi
31 Dec 2018 New recommendations for POC-CCA thresholds for S.mansoni mapping, control and surveillance programmes. Translating WHO intervention thresholds based on Kato-katz to the more sensitive and easy to use POC CCA.
21 Dec 2018 Season's Greetings letter from the GSA As the year draws to a close, we would like to share with you a selection of our highlights from 2018. We would like to thank all of you for your continued support and to wish you "Happy Holidays" and a joyous New Year!
14 Dec 2018 Unprecedented treatment coverage for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths The latest WHO data on treatment for schistosomiasis (bilharzia) and soil-transmitted helminthiases (intestinal worms) show encouraging trends towards the WHO NTD Roadmap goals.
10 Dec 2018 The latest GSA meeting report is out! On the 28th of October the GSA hosted a research-focused meeting in New Orleans entitled: "The Schistosomiasis Action Plan: Next Generation Research on the Road towards Elimination"
09 Nov 2018 Prof. Alan Fenwick awarded the Kyelem Prize at COR NTD 2018 Prof. Alan Fenwick was awarded the fourth annual Kyelem Prize on October 27, 2018 at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).
26 Oct 2018 New funding for operational research announced at COR NTD Five-year grant supports a coalition of partners engaged in operational research
20 Oct 2018 Bugbitten Blog: The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes Dr Bonnie Webster describes how researchers isolated and analysed the first human-cattle schistosome hybrid in the latest Bugbitten blog. Read more here.
12 Oct 2018 Résolution au Sommet de la Francophonie sur les maladies tropicales négligées Aujourd’hui, 57 pays se sont engagés à éradiquer les maladies connues sous le nom de « maladies tropicales négligées » (MTN) à travers l’adoption d’une résolution au XVIIe Sommet de la Francophonie.
08 Oct 2018 WHO appoints new Director for the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases Dr Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela has been appointed as the new Director of the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
