Webinar 12 May: Breaking barriers to NTD integration.
Hear from Karsor Kollie, Jose Luis Gonzalez, UNICEF & GLIDE on lessons from Liberia, Tanzania and new NNN initiatives.
🔗 Details & registration: www.eliminateschisto.org/webinar-brea...
We encourage you to read this compelling The New York Times story. It explores the road ahead for NTD elimination efforts following global shifts, and the innovative ways that countries are integrating treatment campaigns to continue driving the work forward.
Congratulations to Prof Deirdre Hollingsworth on being named one of the first Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences 🎉
She joins 12 Oxford academics in the inaugural cohort, uniting top mathematicians to tackle the UK’s biggest challenges
Read more 👉 www.cghr.ox.ac.uk/news/deirdre...
Latest blog on @bugbittentweets.bsky.social : 58 countries have eliminated at least one #NTDs, and Guinea worm is close to eradication. But climate change, crises & inequity demand bold, multidisciplinary research. #UniteActEliminate #WorldNTDDay
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This powerful @nytimes.com story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social features @taskforce.bsky.social
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
Where Water Flows, Equality Grows — #WorldWaterDay
Yet 💧 projects can also 📈 health risks
May Sule et al.
🐌 Infrastructure can ➕schisto transmission
⚕️ Almost no dams assessed for health impact
🛠️ Proven solutions exist—but ❌scaled
Time to 🔗 water, health & equity. journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
On #WorldNTDDay, we shine a light on female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). FGS is caused by a parasitic infection. It's easily treatable and preventable but often unrecognised & misdiagnosed, and many women receive the wrong treatment. Learn more here 🔗 bit.ly/FIG-schisto #BeatNTDs
Missed our last Knowledge Café? Catch up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEZS...
Despite some progress, the fight against many NTDs remains off track.
At #EB158 we urged Member States to fund NTDs, advance R&D, support inclusive research, & tackle climate-sensitive diseases.
Our intervention at @who.int 👉 bit.ly/4auqBj2
A group from the Unlimit Health team are in Zanzibar to coordinate One Health System Strengthening workshops with the Ministry of Health. They marked #WorldNTDDay at a school in Chaani, on Unguja Island, celebrating the programme with the NTD team.
World NTD Day 2026 spotlights major progress, with 58 countries eliminating at least one NTD & diseases like Guinea worm nearing eradication, momentum is strong. But climate change, conflict, & inequi...
Author summary Man-made water bodies such as dams and irrigation schemes, are built to improve water supply, provide energy, and enhance food security. However, dams and irrigation schemes may lead to...
This powerful @nytimes.com story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social features @taskforce.bsky.social
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
