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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 26

🗓️ Join our expert Dr Dirk Engels with

@PCuresResearch

and guest

@PeterHotez

at the launch of the upcoming #GFINDER #NeglectedDisease report to explore the latest changes in the R&D investment landscape. 📅 January 31 🕐 1:30pm GMT 🎟️Please register here: https://bit.ly/3vY6WTN

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Less than 24 countries have implemented SDR-PEP, an antibiotic that stops leprosy from developing. SDR-PEP can reduce the risk of leprosy, and 99% of close contacts of leprosy patients accept SDR-PEP as a way to stop transmission. #WorldLeprosyDay #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

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45 countries have reported 0 new leprosy cases since 2012. When we invest in leprosy work, together we can stop transmission and #EndLeprosy. #WorldLeprosyDay #ActNow #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

@ILEPAntiLeprosy

@ZeroLeprosy

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Today is #WorldLeprosyDay! Join us in our work to #EndLeprosy and put a stop to the unjust challenges that people experience when they receive a diagnosis. #ActNowEndLeprosy #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

@ILEPAntiLeprosy

@ZeroLeprosy

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases Retweeted

Thoko

@ThokoPooley

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Jan 28

Looking forward to starting my World NTD Day celebrations on 30 January with

@_AfricanUnion

and

@AfricaCDC

- Join us for this important conversation on why we need to Act Now, Act Together & Invest in neglected tropical diseases. #100percentcommitted to #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 28

Join our Executive Director @ThokoPooley at the @_AfricanUnion @AfricaCDC World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day Commemoration in #Africa Let’s Act Now Act together Let’s invest in controlling #NTDs January 30 11:00 EAT Please register here: https://bit.ly/3wA1yXf

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 28

Join our Executive Director

@ThokoPooley

at the

@_AfricanUnion

@AfricaCDC

World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day Commemoration in #Africa Let’s Act Now Act together Let’s invest in controlling #NTDs 📅 January 30🕐 11:00 EAT 🎟️Please register here: https://bit.ly/3wA1yXf

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 27

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect the ‘bottom billion’, the approximately 1.4 billion people who meet the World Bank’s poverty measure of living on less than US$1.25 per day. By being #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs, we will reduce poverty.

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Kikundi

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Jan 13

#WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs #100PercentCommitted

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Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs

@COR_NTD

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Jan 26

Join the NTD community dialogue on accelerating progress toward ending NTDs worldwide! Results will inform expert focus groups and shape future work in the community. Fill-out the online WHO survey ↓ deadline has been extended to Jan 31, 2023. http://ow.ly/9zPK50MAHm9

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 26

This #WorldNTDDay

@WHO

and

@CombatNTDs

invite you to a webinar about the need to increase awareness of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and investment needed to #BeatNTDs We look forward showing we are #100percentCommitted together! Please register here: https://bit.ly/3Htencg

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 25

To mark #WorldNTDDay

@TrachomaControl

and

@WorldExtremeMed

are co-hosting a live webinar highlighting efforts to achieve trachoma elimination and the tailored approaches needed to reach at risk communities. Register here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/achieving-health-equity-lessons-from-the-global-trachoma-program/… #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

worldextrememedicine.com

Free Webinar | Achieving health equity – lessons from the global trachoma program

Join Trachoma Control this #WorldNTDDay to discuss strategies to achieve trachoma elimination. Monday 30th January, register now.

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 24

Introducing this year's theme for #WorldNTDDay! Act Now. Act Together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). With less than a week to go, we're looking forward to World NTD Day and showing what being #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs means! RT if you're 100% Committed!

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Jan 21

“We are working with the community health volunteers to do a door-to-door visit of households in search of residents who could be having similar health conditions”- A treatment programme for #schistosomiasis is underway in Kenya. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3iOrR8J #BeatNTDs

nation.africa

20 put on bilharzia treatment in Kisumu

20 put on bilharzia treatment in Kisumu

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Jan 20

The Department of Disease Control in Thailand has released a report on the spread of contagious diseases carried by mosquitoes, including #dengue fever, malaria and #elephantiasis, read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3IVcZQM We are #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 19

A press conference and photographic exhibition will be held in the Civic Library in #Turin #Italy to draw attention to the impact of neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) in a non-endemic context. Taking place 30 Jan– 4 Feb: https://bit.ly/3wg9vke #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 18

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and governments of PNG have agreed to continue working together to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Phase one of the project saw the prevalence fall from 30% to 1% Read more https://bit.ly/3CT5INz #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

looppng.com

JICA committed to eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis | Loop PNG

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement between the governments of PNG to continue the work to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis in PNG.

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 17

Great news! The Indian government announce a 5-year plan to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027. Concerted action and financing for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is needed to reach the WHO road map target. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZyJ077 #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

indiagazette.com

Let us aim to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of global target: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired the national symposium on India roadmap to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) at Vigyan Bhawan and

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 17

"The silent disease #Chagas is a killer. Now carriers want their voices heard" by

@sajajohnson

via

@guardian

👉 https://bit.ly/3kouIG4 Ending neglected tropical diseases is possible if leaders show they are #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs by signing the Kigali Declaration.

theguardian.com

‘The silent disease’: Chagas is a killer. Now carriers want their voices heard

The parasite-borne disease is classed as ‘neglected’ yet causes 12,000 deaths a year, mostly in Latin America. Can the world really wipe it out by 2030?

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Kikundi

@Kikundi_CoP

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Jan 16

#WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs #100PercentCommitted #EndTheNeglect

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases and 7 others

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 16

A great opportunity to find out more about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). If we are all #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs we can end NTDs within our lifetime ✊

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Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

@BNITM_de

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Jan 16

Neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) threaten & affect almost 2 billion people wide. Occasionally, travellers are also affected. Information & insights on #WorldNTDDay, 30.01.23, 5pm @BNITM_de's "Snack & Talk about NTDs", Erika Haus @UKEHamburg. http://bit.ly/3IVVjnY

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 11

Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for minimizing morbidity and preventing long-term disability from Buruli Ulcer. 600 million people no longer require treatment for NTDs. Incredible progress has been made. We must continue to show we are #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs

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HEALTH CLUSTER

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Jan 11

#BuruliUlcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic debilitating disease that affects mainly affects the skin and sometimes bone. #BeatNTDs #ThankYouMax #SADCYouth

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 10

COVID-19 has shown us our investments in fighting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) not only improve the quality of life of millions of people, they have an incredible impact on boosting global health security. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3WJKqK4 #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

oecd-forum.org

Eliminating Existing Epidemics: Investing in neglected tropical diseases strengthens our ability to...

On International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, Executive Director of Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases Thoko Elphick-Pooley outlines why it is crucial we not only tackle existing epidem...

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 9

Let's start the week off with some good news! Here's 33 good news stories from 2022 in

@thetimes

including trachoma elimination in Malawi, Togo and Vanuatu and river blindness elimination in Niger! Let's continue fight together to #BeatNTDs in 2023!

thetimes.co.uk

33 good news stories you (probably) didn’t hear about in 2022

This year may have felt like a permacrisis you couldn’t stop doomscrolling through, but take heart: there was strong evidence that the world is getting better all the time

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 6

We're Hiring:

@CombatNTDs

is looking for a motivated Resource Mobilisation Officer to play a key role in helping us to raise funds. The deadline for applications is Monday, please read more here: https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3404125674/… #BeatNTDs #Hiring #GlobalHealthJobs #RescourceMobilisation

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Jan 5

How India can put the spotlight back on neglected tropical diseases

nature.com

How India can put the spotlight back on neglected tropical diseases

Nature India - A boost in research and development will be the first step towards elimination of these diseases

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jan 5

Have you heard about #BringYourKissingBug or #TraeTuChipo ? It's a citizen science project for the monitoring of #Chagas disease a great example of innovation within the neglected tropical disease space! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3vzpw4r #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

blogs.biomedcentral.com

#TraeTuChipo: citizen science for the surveillance of Chagas disease - BugBitten

This neglected disease remains a public health issue in many countries, including Venezuela. One project aims to provide real-time information on the distribution of triatomines using the help of...

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Jan 4

Looking for a new start in the new year? We’re looking for a passionate and committed Resource Mobilisation Officer to implement our resource mobilisation strategy and plan. Click here for more: https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3404125674/… #BeatNTDs #Hiring #GlobalHealthJobs #RescourceMobilisation

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@CombatNTDs

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Jan 3

Uniting to Combat NTDs Executive Director

@ThokoPooley

shares her thoughts on why it is crucial we not only tackle existing epidemics but also prepare for future ones. Read the full piece here 👉 https://bit.ly/3WJKqK4 #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted

oecd-forum.org

Eliminating Existing Epidemics: Investing in neglected tropical diseases strengthens our ability to...

On International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, Executive Director of Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases Thoko Elphick-Pooley outlines why it is crucial we not only tackle existing epidem...

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 29, 2022

We're Hiring: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases is looking for a motivated Resource Mobilisation Officer to play a key role in helping us to raise funds. Find out more here: https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3404125674/… #BeatNTDs #Hiring #GlobalHealthJobs #RescourceMobilisation

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 28, 2022

Dirk Engels, former Director of

@WHO

's Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs) shares his support for PAHO in its efforts to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases by 2030. Read Dirk's full thoughts here: https://bit.ly/3Vg65b6 #100percentCommitted

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 27, 2022

The Uniting Newsletter is out! Find out our plans for World NTD Day, the latest on the Kigali Declaration Commitment Tracker and the interlinked challenges of #climatechange and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Read more: https://bit.ly/3WmthFF #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 26, 2022

Looking for a new start in the new year? We’re looking for a passionate and committed Resource Mobilisation Officer to implement our resource mobilisation strategy and plan. Click here for more: https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3404125674/… #BeatNTDs #Hiring #GlobalHealthJobs #RescourceMobilisation

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Dec 24, 2022

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) brings a triumphant end to 2022 by being officially certified as free of dracunculiasis. We join with our partners to congratulate (DRC) on this fantastic news! Read more https://bit.ly/3Wos3K2 #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 23, 2022

We're Hiring: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases is looking for a motivated Resource Mobilisation Officer to play a key role in helping us to raise funds. Find out more here: https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3404125674/… #BeatNTDs #Hiring #GlobalHealthJobs #RescourceMobilisation

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 22, 2022

Dirk Engels, former Director of

@WHO

's Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs) shares his support for PAHO in its efforts to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases by 2030. Read Dirk's full thoughts here: https://bit.ly/3Vg65b6 #100percentCommitted

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

@CombatNTDs

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Dec 21, 2022

Uniting's

@ThokoPooley

joins the neglected tropical disease community to congratulate the government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they are certified free of Guinea Worm transmission! Read more: https://bit.ly/3Wos3K2 #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

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Dec 20, 2022

Congratulations to The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC has been certified free of Guinea Worm transmission! Ending neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is possible within our lifetime if we are #100percentCommitted to #BeatNTDs. Read more here: https://who.int/news/item/15-12-2022-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-certified-free-of-dracunculiasis-transmission-by-who…

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NewCongoNews

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Dec 19, 2022

WHO Declares DR Congo Free of Guinea-worm Disease Transmission http://dlvr.it/Sfbht0

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Dec 16, 2022

The Uniting Newsletter is out! Find out our plans for World NTD Day, the latest on the Kigali Declaration Commitment Tracker and the interlinked challenges of #climatechange and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Read more: https://bit.ly/3WmthFF #100percentCommitted #BeatNTDs

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Youth Combating NTDs

@YouthCNTDs

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Dec 14, 2022

Happening this evening. Our Advisory Board member

@DrNenehS

will be presenting at this

@DNDi

side event taking place at #CPHIA2022. Her interventions will be focused on The role of youth as catalysts for innovation for NTD elimination in Africa.

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Monique Wasunna

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Dec 2, 2022

Are you attending the #CPHIA2022 in Rwanda? @DNDi will be hosting a side event on NTDs in Africa: Why we must Innovate and Act Now! https://bit.ly/3B2yJFz 14 December, 2022 19:00 -21:00 EAT Meeting Hall 3 & 4, Kigali Conference Center https://cphia2022.com

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Dec 14, 2022

We're looking forward to hearing from

@YouthCNTDs

member Neneh at the #CPHIA2022 side event session hosted by

@DNDi

today on raising visibility of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), neglected patients, and the need for new tools. Register here: https://bit.ly/3B2yJFz #BeatNTDs

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Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Dec 14, 2022

It is in all of our interests, and the interest of all countries to be #100percentCommitted to ending neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and supporting efforts to strengthen health systems. Only then will we be able to prepare for and tackle future disease outbreaks.

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SCI Foundation - UK

@sci_ntds

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Dec 12, 2022

Art has the power to shed light on issues that some people may not be aware of. Neglected tropical diseases are one example. That's why we’re launching a poster competition - join us in shining a light on NTDs! Learn more https://bit.ly/3VJ1qzL #ShineALight #BeatNTDs

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