22 Sep 2020 NTDs Ideas Forum: Programme Innovation in a COVID-19 Context A series of virtual meetings to unite NTD control programmes, implementing and technical partners, and donors as they consider how NTD programmes might need to change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Sep 2020 Sightsavers News: Health programme exceeds several first-year targets Ascend West Africa and Central Africa has surpassed several of its first-year targets as it delivers more than 127 million drug treatments for five debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
02 Sep 2020 WHO Bulletin: Integration of prevention and control measures for female genital schistosomiasis, HIV and cervical cancer WHO policy paper discusses how female genital schistosomiasis control can be integrated with HIV and cervical cancer care.
12 Aug 2020 The Power Of The Youth To End Neglected Tropical Diseases On this International Youth Day, we celebrate the power of the youth as critical agents of social change at the community, village or national and global levels. We recognize the role that young people play in creating conversations and engaging with the public to take action on unequal opportunities that are rampant mostly among marginalized populations.
27 Jul 2020 UPDATE: WHO interim guidance on the implementation of NTD programmes WHO issues interim guidance on the resumption of mass treatment interventions, active case-finding and population-based surveys for NTDs in the context of COVID-19.
22 Jul 2020 Ending the neglect: WHO webinars on Neglected Tropical Diseases Starting with the inaugural webinar on the 17th of June on the new road map, COVID-19 and the road to recovery, the WHO has launched a series of NTD themed webinars.
20 Jul 2020 New WHO Schistosomiasis webpage The WHO have launched a new webpage for schistosomiasis, with info on preventative chemotherapy, mapping, snail control and much more.
01 Jul 2020 ARNTD & COR NTD African Researchers’ Small Grants Program (SGP IV) ARNTD & COR-NTD call for proposals for both operational and implementation research on ‘’Emerging Challenges facing NTD program implementation in Africa.’’
12 Jun 2020 GSA Schisto Bulletin June Edition June's edition of the Schisto Bulletin. News and updates from the schistosomiasis community.
01 Jun 2020 Launch of ISNTD Connect GSA Series ISNTD and GSA are collaborating on a ISNTD Connect GSA series, bringing you a schistosomiais webinar every month, starting with this Thursday 4th of June, a conversation with Dan Colley.
30 May 2020 Sightsavers report shows how NTD programme could help fight COVID-19 in Africa To help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in Africa, Sightsavers is bringing its expertise, including expertise gained during the Ebola outbreak in 2014-15, to plans to flex UK aid’s flagship NTD programme, Ascend West and Central Africa.
25 May 2020 GSA network Covid-19 impact and response Alliance partner and member updates related to Covid-19.
