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Hippoptamus in the river, Uganda, Africa

'River blindness leaves scars amid successes' and other NTD news

29 September 2023

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'Tanzania records achievements in addressing NTDs' and other NTD news

22 September 2023

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'Join us (virtually) at the NNN Conference' and other NTD news

15 September 2023

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'FG targets 2027 for neglected tropical diseases elimination' and other NTD news

8 September 2023

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'Understanding gender and its intersection with social stratifiers on prevention and care seeking behavior of lymphatic filariasis in Nepal' and other NTD news

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'FG vows to end river blindness, others' and other NTD news

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'More Than Medicine: Nepal's Journey to Eliminate a Disease' and other NTD news

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'Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem' and Other NTD News

Boy has eye checked: Photo credit-Billy Weeks

Research to Solve Trachoma Elimination Challenges to Begin and other NTD news

Aryc Mosher with Jimmy Carter

Remembering Aryc Mosher: Global Health Advocate, LGBTQIA+ Activist, and A Friend to All

Boy has eye checked: Photo credit-Billy Weeks

Research to Solve Trachoma Elimination Challenges to Begin

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WHO reports continued progress towards trachoma elimination and other NTD news

Native Tribal Man in Amazonia Rainforest in Handmade Boat

Tropical disease transmitted by worms on verge of being curbed and other NTD news

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Use of medicinal plants as a remedy against lymphatic filariasis and other NTD news

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WHO’s Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme Partners’ Meeting ends with stirring call for worldwide action and other NTD News

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West Africa tackles NTDs as Healthcare Expo opens Aug 23 and other NTD News

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In Rwanda, Basketball Unifies Partners To Say 'No to NTDs' and other NTD news

How Covid turned back the clock on world health and other NTD news

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Benin and Mali Eliminate Trachoma, Bangladesh Eliminates LF, and Other NTD News

What do you think are the NTD community's most outstanding OR achievements in the last 10 years?

American Leprosy Missions Launches Groundbreaking Skin Disease Diagnostics Development & Other NTD News

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‘How-to’ Guide for Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes & Other NTD News

Antoinette Sainfabe (right) lives with her daughter and niece, as well as two sons, in her rebuilt home in Léogâne, Haiti. The house replaced the one that collapsed on top of Sainfabe during the 2010 earthquake.

Digital PCR: modern solution to parasite diagnostics and population trait genetics and other NTD news

Achieving gender equity is essential to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. The 2nd edition of the Women and Trachoma manual provides experiences from various @WHO regions on how to engage women and girls when delivering SAFE strategy interventions. The photo shows a close-up of a doctor checking the eyes of a woman with a pink scarf on her head. The text says, “The latest edition of Women and Trachoma offers tips for achieving gender equity in trachoma programs.”

The 2nd edition of the Women and Trachoma manual & Other NTD News

Lab technicians in Indonesia analyze night blood survey samples like this one, as seen in a microscope, to determine if lymphatic filariasis worms are present.

River Blindness 'Still Major Issue' & Other NTD News

Photo Credit: RTI International/Oscar Siagian

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