What Can the Experiences of Sierra Leone and Cambodia Tell Us about How to...
By Romina Rodríguez Pose, independent consultant on international development and lead author for the Health Dimension case studies, Development Progress Project. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)...
View ArticleAl Jazeera’s Documentary Series Highlights Neglected Tropical Diseases
In a fight between the world’s worst diseases and the human population, there are those that dream of a world free of diseases and poverty. Lifelines, a global health television series produced by Al...
View ArticleGovernment of Nigeria Releases New Data on the Prevalence of Schistosomiasis...
On Thursday June 4, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health released, for the first time, comprehensive data on the national distribution of two major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) —...
View ArticleCalling Time on Urogenital Schistosomiasis
I spent many of my teenage years living in Malawi, enjoying swimming in beautiful Lake Malawi. Wind on to age 30, and I was struggling to get pregnant. Eventually, following illness, I was diagnosed...
View ArticleThe Global NGO Deworming Inventory: Taking Stock of Progress against NTDs
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 873 million children are at risk of soil-transmitted helminths (STH), including roundworm, hookworm and whipworm. In children, STH...
View ArticleEND7 Funds NTD Projects Around the World
This spring, we awarded nearly $400,000 in new grants for neglected tropical disease (NTD) control and elimination activities in 2016. This funding is made possible by generous donations to END7, an...
View ArticleEND7 Raises $1,000,000
END7 just surpassed the $1,000,000 mark in funds raised to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with more than 25,000 donations since the launch of the campaign. These contributions support...
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