#FGSchisto announcement on a new partnership between Germany & Malawi to integrate FGS into health services. Exciting to see this new investment improving health of women and girls #WHS2024@elimin8schisto
Exciting news @WorldHealthSmt! The German gov @BMZ_Bund@giz_gmbh announced a major investment to combat female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) with @health_malawi. A vital step in prioritising women-centred health services, research & cross-sectoral collaboration #WHS2024
While we’ve made some progress towards eliminating female genital schistosomiasis and its stigma, there’s more work to be done. Here’s what FGS leaders have to say: https://t.co/PsvhgK0C4T @FCDOHealthRes
In celebration of World NTD Day, @COR_NTD and our partners and donors @arntd_org@USAIDGH and @FCDOHealthRes are pleased to share with you stories from the young African awardees of the Small Grants Program.
https://t.co/IY9LAcGDBL
It is particularly important to bring the funding closer to those affected by NTDS. We look forward to equity when conducting, planning and sharing resources in NTD research.
⁃ Dr. Dirk Muller (FCDO, UK)
#globalhealth#NTDs#beatNTDs#Research#smallgrants#capacitybuilding
We’re excited to convene representatives from all 11 @ActNTDsWest countries tomorrow (11/9) for a 3-day workshop to share successes, identify challenges in the fight against NTDs and confirm actions for integrating NTD services into policies & health delivery services. #BeatNTDs
Latin America-focused colleagues or others who are interested! My brother’s book came out and is available as a PDF. Downloaded for some plane reading! @tomlongphd
What a pleasure to launch our new book, North America 2.0: Forging a Continental Future, at the Wilson Center today, with a few of our excellent contributors.
Get your copy free here: https://t.co/DoeqfgCXv8
Such a fantastic symposium! Thanks to Humphrey Mazigo, Prof Tchuem Tchuente, Kristin Wall, Daniela Fusco, and Ashley Preston & @FCDOHealthRes for funding FGS!
SOS! Schisto Oversampling study aims to provide a detailed understanding of the disease distribution for better treatment management in multiple endemic countries. Stay tuned for several research studies, like this one, being presented at ASMTH! #ASTMH#EliminateSchisto
Great to hear @julian_eaton of @CBM_Global share the progress made in #MentalHealth research and NTDs through the past 10 years of the @NTD_NGOs group on mental well-being and stigma. #COR_NTD22
Breakout sessions begin today at #COR_NTD22, focusing on topics from never treatment in LF MDA to endgame strategies for trachoma, elimination of VL and more. #beatNTDs
Our next Knowledge Exchange Café will be on Thursday, September 22nd, 2022.
The session is titled "A Picture Tells a Thousand Words: Using Photovoice to Unearth the Lived Experiences of People Living With Diseases of Poverty in Ghana"
Register Here: https://t.co/WIXqB86Y6k