De-Neglect's mission is to raise awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) through public health education and community-based mobilization. #beatNTDs
Join us in raising awareness about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)! Here’s our educational video on Foodborne Trematode Infections: https://t.co/rjvSDYBbQZ Share this video to keep your community informed! #BeatNTDs#WorldNTDDay#100PercentCommitted
This #WorldNTDDay we shine a light on the vulnerable communities that are most affected by #NTDs and call upon all stakeholders to Act Now, Act Together and Invest in NTDs.
We are #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs
By working together, adopting people-centred approaches, and working across sectors in an integrated manner, we can end neglected tropical diseases and achieve the targets in the @WHO NTD road map.
#100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs#WorldNTDDay
We need resilient health systems to prepare for and respond to pandemics.
NTD programmes strengthen health systems by increasing access to hard-to-reach people and training community health workers.
It is in the interest of all countries to #BeatNTDs. #WorldNTDDay
Women and girls often sacrifice work or education to look after relatives with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and can contract an NTD through high-risk activities like washing clothes in rivers.
NTD investment leads to better gender equality. #BeatNTDs#WorldNTDDay
Did you know that over 32 million school age children in the 11 countries in @ActNTDsWest portfolio are at risk for soil-transmitted parasitic worms?
Over 350 million treatments were delivered to over 179 million school aged children w/ @USAID support.
#WorldNTDDay#BeatNTDs
Intestinal worms impair a child’s ability to learn, concentrate & grow.
We must remove the barriers that prevent access to #education. School health programs, like deworming, are needed to #BeatNTDs.
This #EducationDay, we urge leaders to secure the future by investing in NTDs.
“We are working with the community health volunteers to do a door-to-door visit of households in search of residents who could be having similar health conditions”- A treatment programme for #schistosomiasis is underway in Kenya.
Read more here: https://t.co/J7wfplSKwE #BeatNTDs
Intestinal worms impair a child’s ability to learn, concentrate and grow.
We must remove the barriers that prevent access to education. School health programmes, like deworming, are needed to #BeatNTDs.
On #WorldNTDDay we urge leaders to be #100percentCommitted to ending NTDs.
Incredible progress has been made to #BeatNTDs.
But COVID-19 has affected NTD programmes & funding is required to recover.
On #WorldNTDDay we urge leaders to be #100percentCommitted to ending NTDs, sign the Kigali Declaration and make commitments