Bridges to Development

Advancing resilient communities on a path to sustainable development.

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

Frontline community health workers are essential to ending malaria and their voices deserve to be heard. 🌍 Sharing this important report from @endmalaria and @DigitalScholarX capturing their experiences and insights. #EndMalaria #GlobalHealth 👇

[The Geneva Learning Foundation @DigitalScholarX]

What surprised us when we listened to the experiences of more than 1,000 health workers fighting malaria?

Their contributions became Malaria: Turning the Tide, the first peer-generated evidence base on malaria aligned with WHO normative guidance.

This post is a short selection of the contributions that surprised us most: working cases from named districts and named countries that read like natural experiments in malaria control.

See the first comment for links to the full report and articles.

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

We are thrilled to share a new publication by the @stop2030project team (which includes two of our 2025 interns): a scoping review on the cost-effectiveness of soil-transmitted helminthiasis intervention programmes.

https://t.co/Wu46z5NAzy

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Our team's roots span @gavi, @PATHtweets & #IA2030, so on #WorldImmunizationWeek2026, Bridges celebrates the power of vaccines- past and present! Supported by @coeff_giving, we're convening partners to accelerate next-gen malaria and Strep A vaccine development. #VaccinesWork

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A malaria-free future is within reach. 🌍

Bridges is supporting a coordinated structure to accelerate next-gen malaria vaccines. It’s time to innovate, integrate & fund. 🔬

Now we can. Now we must.

Help shape this work: https://t.co/zltEinAvQI

#WorldMalariaDay #EndMalaria

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Thanks to the team for sharing updates about our fixed dose co-formulation which targets ALL STH species, especially those with suboptimal response to current treatment.
The road to 2030 needs new tools. We're building them.
#beatNTDs
@KEMRI_Wellcome @MundoSano @DrJulieJ

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We were proud to join the 2026 NTD Program Managers Meeting in Malawi 🇲🇼 The theme, “innovative tools + sustainable financing for NTD elimination”, is why
@stop2030project exists.

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

@YetundeSoneye's dedication to vulnerable populations (women, children, and people living with disabilities) is driving real change in Ogun State.
Her leadership is making an impact on NTD elimination and public health across the region.
#beatNTDs #GlobalHealth #WomenInHealth

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@DrJulieJ was delighted to meet Dr @YetundeSoneye, a Mwele Malecela Mentorship Program Mentee, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of NTD Program Managers in Malawi last week! Dr. Soneye is the Ogun State NTD Coordinator and also a mother of 4 and member of the FGS Society of Nigeria.

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📢The Malaria Vaccine Alliance is coming soon! 🌍 With funding and leadership from @coeff_giving, Bridges will support the creation of a coordinated structure to accelerate next-gen malaria vaccines. If you work in this field, we'd value your input: 🔗 https://t.co/Az3oXSDXBT

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Join partners of the FGS Integration Group as well as @giz.de @bmz.de today for a webinar on strengthening financing for Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), which is essential to advancing women’s health, equity, and integrated NTD responses!

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#HealthEquity #beatNTDs #FGSchisto #InternationalWomensDay

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Integration is the path to elimination. Today, Bridges & @GLIDE_AE explored how to break silos in global health. From @WHO HQ to national programs in Ghana & Kenya, the consensus is clear: Schistosomiasis care must be integrated into routine SRHR and primary health services. 🌍

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

Health is a right, not a privilege. We heard this from Bridges' new fellow, Dr Victoria Gamba, about the FGS minimum service package in Kenya. The new WHO AFRO Technical Advisory Group and FIG agree, the goal is simple: ensure the patient journey ends in diagnosis and treatment.

[Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases @CombatNTDs]

🚨 BREAKING: Malawi takes the global stage at #HRC61! 🇲🇼

Malawi's Minister of Health Hon. Madalitso Baloyi just announced a landmark resolution linking Human Rights & Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs) for the upcoming 62nd Session.

A massive step for 1B+ people

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

Following #InternationalWomensDay, join us and @GLIDE_AE on Wednesday 11 March at 4pm CET for a webinar exploring FGS as an example of why equity, gender, and integration must be central to disease elimination strategies. Register: https://t.co/y4YuJBOjvb and share!
#beatNTDs

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Check out @effecthope important blog about health equity for #InternationalWomensDay! Female Genital Schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) is a powerful example of what health inequity can look like. FGS is a hidden crisis affecting millions of women and girls. https://t.co/E8r6o5jZjS

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We're thrilled to announce another exciting addition to FIG ➡️ @Can_NTDs! This national coalition of 🇨🇦 organisations brings strong advocacy, research, and policy expertise to help us elevate FGS within global health priorities. https://t.co/mcItJp8wnI #EndFGS #EndTheNeglect

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To commemorate #WorldNTDDay and as part of the Mwele Malecela Days of Action 2026 program, they held a webinar on Integrating FGS into Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, which @DrJulieJ opened. #beatNTDs

[Bridges to Development @bridges2develop]

In January, we welcomed our newest FIG member🎉 @onehealth_tz bringing vital One Health and community‑driven expertise to strengthen integrated action on FGS. https://t.co/mcItJp94dg #EndFGS #EndTheNeglect