The games and gimmicks of politics in the "pearl "of Africa, are at a terrific pace ahead of 2026 general elections! political arrests and imprisonment of political dissents, violation of justice and abuse of law!
🌍The 15th Annual NNN Conference is happening from 1-3 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! 🎉
We are very excited to have several academics from our NIHR Unit on NTDs and its sister project 5S Foundation to be attending and representing our work.
#BeatNTDs#NNN2024
@Mukulaa Heartfelt condolences to his family and Teso community , my prayers and thoughts are with the family. RIP ONA, my Journilism Mentor! you will be missed forever!
Rwanda was the first country in Africa to enter its domestic investments for NTDs into the Commitment Tracker. Ladislas Nshimiyimana from the @RwandaGov explained how the data was gathered , including what it took to get national stakeholders involved: 4/5
A great day spent getting people inside the #BlackBoxofPolicy to hear from wonderful research participants in my @5SFoundation project about what it feels like to care + find ways to take action towards a common goal of ending suffering from neglected disease #skinNTDS#beatNTDs
Burdens, such as stigma,discrimination & poverty were manifested in podoconiosis, Scabies & Mycetoma patients in all 3 countries ,where research was conducted:Rwanda, Ethiopia & Sudan.
At the final dissemination of research findings of @5SFoundation in @Ethiopia , researchers, policymakers,politicians & healthcare experts,echoed the need of partnerships & collaboration to eliminate NTDs & their Burdens on patients.
We employed the CICI framework to evaluate interventions against NTDs. Our recent article discusses how contextual factors affect interventions.https://t.co/ztg7CD5XPZ
#SkinNTDs.
#TimeFirAction#PeopleMatter
Powerful words from @jboscombonigaba about the findings of the @5SFoundation research:
"People affected by skin NTDs face stigma & discrimination crushing their spirit & heart. It is our responsibility to influence the enactment of policies that protect people affected."
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