#NOMA has all the peculiarities of NTDs; found among the poor, with zoonotic component,#WASH related causing blindness and stigma. Also,it is an indicator of inequality and has high mortality (70-90%) However, it is yet to be officially recognised as an #NTD #ZeroNOMA Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The recent outbreak of leishmanisis claimed 5 in Tharaka Mithi in Central Kenya and infected about 40 residents. Other areas include Mandera outbreak in March-April.#Kalaazaroutbreaks

Who do kenyans wants come August 9th Like for Raila❤️ Retweet for Ruto 🔁 #RamadanMubarak #Susan #Raila #Ruto #Number_2 #Uhuru

The result of many years of hard work by a fantastic group of talented and committed people. Proud to be part of this great team effort! Drug Discovery Unit Wyllie lab @dundee WCAIR Univ of Dundee GSK Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

Eastern Africa harbors the highest burden of #Leishmaniasis worldwide as the region records about 30,000 to 40,000 new cases annually. "Miltefosine is the first oral drug to be used in treating kala-azar in combination with Paromomycin," said Simon Bolo bit.ly/3MbT125

I am excited World Health Organization (WHO) has released new treatment guidelines for patients with visceral #leishmaniasis & #HIV co-infection following studies by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative & MSF Science The treatment is a combination of oral miltefosine & LAmB with an efficacy of 88% in 🇪🇹 & 96% in 🇮🇳 bit.ly/3tmoRCH

Insect identification is one of the main activities that researchers in #NTD's must perform while out in the communities. The type and amount of flies in the area help to identify breeding places and help to understand what surrounds the disease and the strategies to prevent it.

Prolonged droughts due to climate change will exponentially increase vector survival and transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa #leishmaniasis, #kalaazar, #NTD

Read an interesting study published this week in NatureClimate, concluding that over half of known human pathogenic diseases, including #malaria, can be aggravated by climate hazards: go.nature.com/3zI5WER

"We Created the ‘Pandemicene’: By completely rewiring the network of #animal #viruses, #climatechange is creating a new age of #infectious dangers" theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Study in nature finds overwhelming evidence of #climatechange's impact on human diseases. Over half of infectious diseases – inc. #NTDs such as dengue & leishmaniasis - are aggravated by climatic hazards. To be prepared, we need effective oral drugs. go.nature.com/3QxZFSU

Elimination of LRVs Elicits Different Responses in #Leishmania spp dlvr.it/SWVttv PubMed

Protect our planet #FridaysForFuture

Last week, our new brochure #HopeForLeishmaniasis was launched at #worldleish7 Read about Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative's #leishmaniasis initiatives in Eastern Africa, Latin America & South Asia and our commitment to neglected patients. bit.ly/3bHOd8E

Leishmaniasis is one of the world's most neglected diseases, affecting over a million people every year. Now there's hope for a new generation of treatment as research is being conducted in East Africa, South Asia and Latin America. Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative youtu.be/mGkCxo1JWDk

#sandfly Leishmaniasis_Kenya Leishmaniasis

New volume of Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases CR in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases! All papers are #OpenAccess sciencedirect.com/journal/curren…

Presentation featuring NGDI Co-Founder discussing novel treatment for VL. Novel approaches for fighting leishmaniasis youtu.be/L55nNUgjG4Y?si… via YouTube ISNTD Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Keith Martin MD Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) Dr Socé Fall - DrMed, PhD, FRCP Can Global Health │ Santé mondiale Can Keith Martin MD