Youth Combating NTDs

We equip young advocates & leaders with resources that amplify their voices & influence in shaping policies that will end NTDs in their communities. #NTDFreeGen

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

#YCNTDsYouthChampions at work #NTDFreeGen
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[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

How do you catch a disease-carrying fly and save lives? Four Senegalese heroes volunteered to become the bait. Their names are Satine Ba, Saliou Touré, Souleymane Sagna, and Mamadou Lamine Ba.

"The Fly Collectors", produced by @TheENDFund, takes us through this special Hero's Journey, telling the story of a 15-year battle against #RiverBlindness, a brave quest to catch the flies that once blinded hundreds of thousands of people throughout Africa.

Our screening of this awe-inspiring film, cohosted with the @medsar_rwanda, celebrated these heroes and aimed to:
💡Persuade more young people to learn about NTDs.
🗣️Humanise the burden of NTDs in the student community through storytelling.
🚀Inspire youth-led actions around NTDs through advocacy and research, among other activities.
🔗Highlight the interconnectedness of NTDs with other social determinants such as health, the economy, and policy-making.

Watch the film: https://t.co/oCB8yJZQ5R and please share your stories of ordinary people who have acted selflessly to #BeatNTDs in their communities!

A special thanks to our @YNinyembab9564 @BertrandByishim for organising the screening.

#NTDFreeGen

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

Our Youth Champions are hard at work pursuing an #NTDFreeGeneration and we couldn't be prouder! 🤩

To keep you updated on our on-the-ground advocacy efforts, we are sharing the highlights weekly. Save the thread and follow 🧵👇

#UniteActEliminate #BeatNTDs

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

#YCNTDsYouthChampions at work #NTDFreeGen
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[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

Neglected Tropical Diseases intersect deeply with the most prominent global health crises of today, including Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health.

By convening and participating in multi-stakeholder capacity-building sessions that zoom in on NTDs, YCNTDs aim to ensure that interventions to these crises are holistic and #LeaveNoOneBehind.

In this special session, "Addressing NTDs Among Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda"​, our @YNinyembab9564 delivered an impactful presentation to peers from the @IFMSA, @GoScorp_Rwanda, and @medsar_rwanda.

Titled "Breaking the Silence: NTDs, GBV, Equity & Inclusion", the presentation:
📌 Highlighted how NTDs such as #SoilTransmittedHelminths and #FemaleGenitalSchistosomiasis disproportionately impact women survivors of #GBV, affecting their reproductive and mental health.
📌Encouraged future healthcare providers to always consider gender-sensitive, trauma-informed, and community-based approaches to GBV and NTDs diagnosis and care.
📌Motivated medical students to participate in advocacy, research, and outreach focused on NTDs and their intersections with other health challenges in Rwanda.

#BeatNTDs #NTDFreeGen

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

How do you catch a disease-carrying fly and save lives? Four Senegalese heroes volunteered to become the bait. Their names are Satine Ba, Saliou Touré, Souleymane Sagna, and Mamadou Lamine Ba.

"The Fly Collectors", produced by @TheENDFund, takes us through this special Hero's Journey, telling the story of a 15-year battle against #RiverBlindness, a brave quest to catch the flies that once blinded hundreds of thousands of people throughout Africa.

Our screening of this awe-inspiring film, cohosted with the @medsar_rwanda, celebrated these heroes and aimed to:
💡Persuade more young people to learn about NTDs.
🗣️Humanise the burden of NTDs in the student community through storytelling.
🚀Inspire youth-led actions around NTDs through advocacy and research, among other activities.
🔗Highlight the interconnectedness of NTDs with other social determinants such as health, the economy, and policy-making.

Watch the film: https://t.co/oCB8yJZQ5R and please share your stories of ordinary people who have acted selflessly to #BeatNTDs in their communities!

A special thanks to our @YNinyembab9564 @BertrandByishim for organising the screening.

#NTDFreeGen

[Bilharzia Storytelling Initiative @BSIRwanda]

Stronger communities start with prevention!

Join the @BSIRwanda movement to eliminate #NTDs and protect futures.

@merckgroup @RBCRwanda @RwandaNGOForum @Knooliet

#BeatNTDs #BSIRwanda #FightSchistoRw

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

Neglected Tropical Diseases intersect deeply with the most prominent global health crises of today, including Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health.

By convening and participating in multi-stakeholder capacity-building sessions that zoom in on NTDs, YCNTDs aim to ensure that interventions to these crises are holistic and #LeaveNoOneBehind.

In this special session, "Addressing NTDs Among Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda"​, our @YNinyembab9564 delivered an impactful presentation to peers from the @IFMSA, @GoScorp_Rwanda, and @medsar_rwanda.

Titled "Breaking the Silence: NTDs, GBV, Equity & Inclusion", the presentation:
📌 Highlighted how NTDs such as #SoilTransmittedHelminths and #FemaleGenitalSchistosomiasis disproportionately impact women survivors of #GBV, affecting their reproductive and mental health.
📌Encouraged future healthcare providers to always consider gender-sensitive, trauma-informed, and community-based approaches to GBV and NTDs diagnosis and care.
📌Motivated medical students to participate in advocacy, research, and outreach focused on NTDs and their intersections with other health challenges in Rwanda.

#BeatNTDs #NTDFreeGen

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

Amidst Sudan’s Collapse, Young People Refuse to Surrender their Future -@Fatima_elbasri @RadioTamazuj

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#BeatNTDs #NTDFreeGen

[Urinde Wiyemera? @kemnique]

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) like Schistosomiasis (Bilariziyoze), intestinal worms, and Rabies still pose a threat to children and rural communities in Rwanda. While progress under @RBCRwanda is immense, the mission continues!

This year, the energy is shifting! The Rwanda Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps, working under the @RwandaNGOForum @Knooliet and in partnership with @ALMA_2030 are part of the movement.

We are currently on a Media Tour across various districts (Ngoma, Bugesera ,Kicukiro Rutsiro )showcasing that when youth are empowered, elimination is possible. From the shores of our lakes to our rural highlands, young leaders are proving that the fight against NTDs is in our hands.
As we approach World NTDs Day, join the movement:

✅ Power of Youth: Supporting the Youth Corps in community mobilization.

✅ Media Advocacy: Spreading awareness through our national district tour.

✅ Collaboration: Strengthening the bond between NGOs, ALMA, and local leaders.

✅ Action: Promoting hygiene, safe water, and early treatment.

NTDs are preventable. NTDs are treatable. Together, led by the passion of our youth, we will eliminate them for good.

#WorldNTDsDay
#EndNTDs
#YouthAgainstNTDs

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

In times of conflict and displacement, women of reproductive age face hidden health threats that go far beyond daily survival.

#DengueFever, #Schistosomiasis, and #Leishmaniasis are three NTDs common in Ethiopia and Sudan that can also have particularly severe consequences during pregnancy, including miscarriage, preterm labor, anemia, and even maternal or newborn death. Yet, awareness about these risks is alarmingly low.

@JemalNanati and @Fatima_elbasri joined forces to fill this gap by conducting a research study on The Impact of NTDs on Maternal Health and delivering health education to displaced women in selected camps and underserved areas in their countries.

Through group discussions, visual materials, and culturally relevant sessions, our youth champions and supporting volunteers were able to raise awareness about how NTDs affect women’s bodies, especially during pregnancy, and how to seek care or prevention.
#BeatNTDs #NTDFreeGen

[Merci NSABYUMUKIZA @MerciWaMwitira]

Fun on the pitch, impact beyond the game.
As we prepare for World NTDs Day 2026, BSI Rwanda is using football to inspire primary school children in @GatsiboDistrict to learn, engage, and take part in the fight against NTDs.
#WorldNTDsDay #EndNTDs #BSIRwanda #HealthEducation

[Rwanda Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps @MalariaNTDcorps]

Join an unmissable, high-impact workshop preparing for #WorldNTDsDay 🌍. Gain real skills on NTDs, spark powerful awareness actions, connect with changemakers, enjoy great refreshments 🍽️, and earn a certificate 📜
#KnowNTDs 👁️
#EndNTDs 🚫 @Knooliet
Apply:https://t.co/MMUXGlvqnT

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

Youth-Driven Research and Innovation can Boost Efforts to Eliminate NTDs in Africa -@BertrandByishim @YNinyembab9564 @NewTimesRwanda
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[InfoNTD @InfoNTD]

How do we reach people who have never received NTD treatment?

@WHO's new toolkit developed through @iCHORDS_CoP supports national programmes to respond to never treatment, a key driver of low coverage and persistent transmission.

Access Here: https://t.co/KC2FBvqTUt

#EndNTDs

[Youth Combating NTDs @YouthCNTDs]

"The search for love continues even in the face of great odds” -Original Author Unknown
These words come to mind and resonate deeply when we reflect on @Fatima_elbasri's community outreach held at the end of 2025 to raise awareness about #Dengue Fever in war-torn #Sudan.

In October 2025, The Telegraph reported that Sudan had recorded 24,800 Dengue Fever cases over the course of the year, the highest number ever recorded in one year throughout the country’s history.

In recent years, Dengue Fever outbreaks had already been on the rise in Sudan due to climate change-related phenomena such as rising temperatures and seasonal flooding, which create breeding grounds for the Dengue vector Aedes aegypti.

When the ongoing civil war broke out in 2023, it fuelled the spread of Dengue to its worst levels yet, as it created rapid population movement through displacement, destroyed health infrastructure, and interfered with the provision of access to clean water, adequate waste management, and vector control services.

In the face of such devastation, Fatima felt called to help empower vulnerable communities through a Dengue Fever awareness campaign delivered in collaboration with 2 hospitals and 11 volunteers in the Northern and White Nile States.

The campaign targeted local community members between 15-70 years old and living in high-risk areas.

Through visual and oral education tools, it aimed to:
📌 Increase awareness about the Dengue virus and how it is transmitted primarily through the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

📌 Highlight the impact of war and climate change on the spread of Dengue

📌 Improve recognition of signs and symptoms

📌 Promote effective prevention methods

📌 Support timely medical care-seeking behaviour

Our gratitude goes to the volunteers and the Dongola and Alduaim Teaching Hospitals for supporting this initiative.

#BeatNTDs #NTDFreeGen