Returning from an amazing start of @Starworms_org#STH expulsion study in Chake Chake (Pemba Island). So far we collected more than 500 worms. Yet, more is to come in the coming 2 weeks. Big thanks to team of Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri. @ResearchUGent@UGent_VetMed
Thanks Ian, heartening to think that fluke can be ‘easily overcome’, I’m just not aware of significant protective natural immunity to fluke, at least not in livestock, we’d probably have a vaccine by now otherwise?…
"By treating children in school, you could increase their lifelong earnings by 40 percent" @FoundersPledge interviewed our CEO @drwendyharrison 👉 https://t.co/6rrkP0wONM #BeatNTDs
By working together, working across sectors in an integrated manner, and striving for country ownership and accountability of #STH programs, CWW aims to #Stoptheworms and #BeatNTDS to achieve the targets in the @WHO NTD road map
#100percentCommitted#WorldNTDDay
3 facts about #NTDs:
➡️They are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi & toxins
➡️They are responsible for thousands of preventable deaths every year
➡️They affect the most vulnerable communities, often without access to safe water, safe housing & sanitation
#WorldNTDDay
Africa made significant progress against #NTDs in 2022! #WorldNTDDay#Benin#Uganda & #Rwanda were validated for the elimination of sleeping sickness as a public health problem.
#Malawi & #Togo were validated elimin. of trachoma as a public health problem.
🇪🇹 can do it too!
Among #NTDs , #STH infections affect 1.5 billion people globally. They impair a child's ability to learn & grow, and cause maternal mortality & anemia. With @TFGH CWW works to support global STH programs and urges leaders to be #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs this #WorldNTDDay.
Michael Templeton, professor of public health engineering @imperialcollege, presenting the relevance of innovative #WASH engineering to #beatNTDs.
Bringing together CENTD partners, let's talk about latrines @JimmaUniv - Prof. Zeleke Mekonnen, Dr. Kasahun Eba
While incredible progress has been made, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to thrive but they are preventable or treatable. Working together we can #BeatNTDs#WorldNTDDay#100percentCommitted@CombatNTDs