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On the first #WorldNTDDay, let us be clear: no one in the world 🌍 should have to suffer from a neglected tropical disease in 2020. It’s time to finally #beatNTDs so that everyone has the chance to live a healthy, productive, dignified life. https://t.co/njkl2MCm3I

[COUNTDOWNGH @ntdghcountdown]

You are a good storyteller, I cannot wait for the next episode!! Well done Pam!!

[Bong-ki-yung📸 @pdbongkiyung]

@Hbama Many thanks for sharing. ☺️

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Great reflection here on the power imbalance that can exist between researchers and vulnerable communities, with an example from Ghana. Our colleague @pamelaselormey of @ntdghcountdown shares her experience here - https://t.co/ghK4HeYZYL . @GHS_HealthPromo, not to be missed.

[MMI News @MimiMefoInfo]

Many in Cameroon have been silenced and jailed for speaking out against injustice. #FreeAllJournalistsArrested
#ReleaseAllFreeSpeechAdvocates
@angelaquintal @CPJAfrica @RSF_inter @pen_int

[Russell Stothard @StothardRuss]

Well done to @TchuemTchuente and @MargaretGyapong with many thanks from all at @NTDCOUNTDOWN for their expertise, commitment and passion for NTD operational research

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In Ghana, the focus has been on training health practitioners be4 they commence service & raising awareness to tackle #FGS; thereby sensitising health care workers on this 'hidden' debilitating disease. Dr Benjamin Marfo, @GHS_HealthPromo NTDs Director on action on the ground.

[Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs @COR_NTD]

What is the social impact of female genital schistosomiasis?
@MargaretGyapong of @UHASGhana explains at #FGS: Opportunities for Research. #beatNTDs #HIV Photo:
@CarstentenBrink

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To crown it all, the Chair of the meeting Dr Mike Osei-Atweneboana @oseiatweneboana, the Director of the Water Research Institute @CSIRGHANA said what was noble about the #COUNTDOWN project was its ability to connect the socisl sciences to the biomedical and health economics.

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enormous changes to #Ghana. He also thanked partners in Ghana 🇬🇭 @GHS_HealthPromo @DodowaHRC @CSIR and all other stakeholders such as Ghana Education Service for supporting and promoting the research. Dr Osei-Atweneboana said his hope was that the next meeting will be the 📢 of

[Theresa Hoke @TheresHoke]

Practical strategies for #LF control, derived from @NTDCOUNTDOWN #implementationresearch findings, are being shared at today's national stakeholder meeting.
https://t.co/FKILbrvfbs @Konr83

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Recommendations from group discussions at the @ntdghcountdown dissemination workshop: NEED to educate the communities on the use of insectide-treated bednets #ITNs in the endgame towards #LF elimination. Important question raised on how to fully integrate #malaria & #LF? #NTDs

[COUNTDOWNGH @ntdghcountdown]

It was such as insightful meeting. Congratulations to Team Gh

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The 🔉 audience fully enaged and contributed hugely to discussions around research presented from @ntdghcountdown @NTDCOUNTDOWN research. This led to many suggestions such as this one by the Focal #NTDs Coordinator for the Northern Region in Ghana 🇬🇭 @Health_ghana @DFID_NTDs

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What an honour to have our @ntdghcountdown External Advisory Panel member join us - Prof. Daniel Boakye, a renowned #Oncho & #LF researcher based at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana. He provided invaluable insights drawing from his extensive expertise.

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As the @ntdghcountdown research comes to a close, our director Dr Rachael Thomson @rfletch72 expressed how impressive it was to see the outcome of tremendous work achieved over the past 5yrs. She highlighted the breathe of discussions had as testament to importance of the work.

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He extolled the @ntdghcountdown team for their hardwork and called on attendees to galvanise their teams with discussions had at the meeting to ensure elimination of #LF by 2025 and #Schisto by 2030. He thanked @DFID_UK for its generosity & the COUNTDOWN project which has brought

[COUNTDOWNGH @ntdghcountdown]

There should be a stationary point to complement the house to house approach during #MDA

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Molecular xeno-monitoring needs to be incorporated into TAS to increase the sensitivity of TAS ⁦@WHOAFRO⁩ ⁦@Sightsavers⁩ ⁦@COR_NTD⁩

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Need for more flexibility in #MDA to ensure it reflects the realities of the target pop. ⁦@AdjoaOfori⁩ ⁦@UK_NTD⁩ ⁦@NTDCOUNTDOWN⁩

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General misconception about #LF is a barrier to MDAs ⁦@GHS_HealthPromo⁩ ⁦@NTDCOUNTDOWN⁩