Excited to share our work on diagnostic target product profiles (TPPs) for leprosy at the #Leprosy Research Initiative Spring Meeting. TPPs are critical to #diagnostics, providing clear criteria for new tool development. Learn more: lnkd.in/epFEq49P #NTDs #research

Do you want to learn more about Mental Health, Stigma and Neglected Tropical Diseases? The new Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene supplement will be launched this week. Make sure to register in time ! 📆April 24th, 2024; ⏰16:00-17:00 BST ➡centreforglobalmentalhealth.org/events/rstmh-s…

First session #ISNTDFestival: Communicating about neglected diseases from local challenges to global advocacy. Discover how to raise community voices & take advocacy to a global level, with insights from #noma, #WorldNTDDay & NTDs #disability #inclusion! 👉event.webinarjam.com/channel/ISNTDF…

During #WorldImmunizationWeek, we never forget the pressing need for a leprosy #vaccine to STOP the transmission of leprosy and PROTECT people from the disease. Learn more about LepVax, the leprosy-specific vaccine ready to begin Phase 1b/2a trials: leprosy.org/leprosy-vaccin…

Deadline extension for the Global Institute for Disease Elimination Falcon Awards!

The Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024 from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been published. It describes a wide range of activities, accomplishments and challenges across the portfolio of NTDs & across all six WHO regions. 💡👀➡️leprosy-information.org/resource/globa…

We're honored to be at #WHA77 this week. Sundeep Chaitanya V, our senior director of #research and innovation, is representing the International #Leprosy Association with Patricia Deps and presenting a statement tomorrow (Wednesday). #NTDs #skinNTDs #beatNTDs #globalhealth

The InfoNTD Newsletter is out. Make sure to check it out to read about the financial impact of NTDs, discover practical materials and learn about upcoming news & events. NNN ISNTD ⬇️💌

Our director of #research and innovation, Sundeep Chaitanya V, presenting a statement at #WHA77 on challenges & progress in combatting #leprosy. #WorldHealthAssembly World Health Organization (WHO) #globalhealth #beatNTDs

There are three NTDs with sight-threatening complications: trachoma, onchocerciasis and leprosy. Read our latest blog by Dr Shyamala Anand, which presents a case for integrating ocular NTDs. #beatNTDs American Leprosy Missions ILEP trachomacoalition.org/news-blogs/int…

The June newsletter is out! It features articles on the largest PEP RCT to date of the PEOPLE study; about #AI use in the WHO skin #NTDs app; World Health Organization (WHO) 1st meeting on skin NTDs report, & a webinar on the challenges women with #leprosy face #stigma Read the ✉️:bit.ly/3yVkbta

Two years since the #Kigali Declaration on NTDs! Global mobilization across sectors to #beatNTDs for good is building a hopeful movement for the future. #UniteActEliminate

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Excited for this publication from our partners at Schieffelin Institute on #leprosy diagnostic methods. Their study used qPCR to measure M.leprae DNA in leprosy patients' urine samples using the Rlep gene target through qPCR techniques. frontiersin.org/journals/molec…

We were thrilled to join a meeting recently to establish a network for people affected by NTDs in Liberia in Nimba County. Read our latest blog for all the highlights & insights from the day bit.ly/46eOUOv NIHR Global Health Aifo-Liberia American Leprosy Missions Effect Hope LSTM

We're excited about the potential of this ocular #NTDs database with ILEP and Tropical Data.

Read the ILEP summary of UN Special Rapporteur on Leprosy/Hansen's Disease's first report as UN Special Rapporteur on leprosy discrimination here: ilepfederation.org/un-special-rap…

New Infolep newsletter is here!

💧To achieve the Sustainable Future envisaged by the 2024 #WWWeek we need to address WASH within Behaviour, Environment, Social inclusion & Treatment and Care. The World Health Organization (WHO) and NNN toolkit provides a practical roadmap. tinyurl.com/yn5pc6mw

💧How can #water address the call for a sustainable future this #WWWeek? This blog post authored by ICTC shows examples from 3 countries on how the World Health Organization (WHO) and NNN toolkit can be used to improve cross-sector action & collaboration. bit.ly/3SQpn8M