Prof Rod Hay gave an overview of some of the themes that have emerged at the global #SkinNTDs meeting World Health Organization (WHO), some: 💠Maximize synergies 💠Centre patients 💠Invest in🧑🏾‍🔬💊 💠Access to💰 💠Advocacy & Visibility across other health themes (AMR, UHC) #StrongerTogether #BeatNTDs

Patient involvement should start from even preparing the guidelines..."they know better than we do" Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the World Health Organization (WHO) #SkinNTDs meeting.

"𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑁𝑇𝐷𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑... 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑠, 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑛." Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #skinNTDs

tedros agrees that #NTDs desperately need more resources if we are to #BeatNTDs & also agrees to support the community in its ask to be included in the Global Fund. This is amazing & would be a game changer for under resourced NTDs! #StrongerTogether #SkinNTDs

Prof. Davey BSMS talking now World Health Organization (WHO) #SkinNTDs meeting on 🟢Identifying cross-disease research gaps 🟢Global organizations working to support the identification of these research gaps (NNN Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs) 🟢The lack of #socialscience research to support these processes

"One thing that stands out is that how many of the challenges to implementing integrated #skinNTDs programmes require the social sciences: #anthropology #sociology #economics Prof Gail Davey 5S Foundation at the 1st World Health Organization (WHO) #SkinNTDS global meeting.

Unheard voices have the opportunity for meaningful and equal participation “they unlock solutions to ongoing challenges” REDRESS Laura Dean #SkinNTDs Sally Theobald

Hearing from Sopna Choudhury from University of Birmingham at the WHO #SkinNTDs meeting on the sustainability of self-help programmes in the context of leprosy. The importance of ownership and presence of champions within groups is crucial

Concluding thoughts from our REDRESS presentation World Health Organization (WHO) #skinNTDs mtg. Co-produced #healthsystems approaches to addressing #mentalhealth #stigma alongside clinical confirmation and effective supervision of #healthworkers is critical to achieving #NTD roadmap goals

Excitement about the REDRESS manual World Health Organization (WHO) #skinNTD mtg. Why not download it: redressliberia.org/resources/. Gr8ful to all NNN colleagues in DMDI WG on #stigma #mentalhealth who shared resources we adapted InfoNTD NLR | until No Leprosy Remains CBM Global Disability Inclusion Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

Happy to be at NNN with Emmanuel who has established a network of people affected by NTDs in Liberia based on his own experience 💜 REDRESS

Come and work in our wonderful team LSTM We are looking for a research associate (maternity cover) to join our team working on #NTDs and #mentalhealth lstmed.ac.uk/vacancies-sing…

Steve Rotherham, metro mayor, on health inequities in the UK - a baby born in Birkenhead has a life expectancy 12 years lower than in Westminster - we can and must do better and build a fairer, more equitable and just society Healthy City Design 2025 International Congress #healthequity #urbanhealth

Great to see the importance of #mentalhealth #stigma in #NTDs highlighted by Wim Van Brackel in #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. Great progress made…but more to be done! The BPS-N developed through their work a great resource!

Integration and person-centred care is at the heart of REDRESS with all our news and resources shared here: redressliberia.org/# Great to see the importance of integration highlighted by Dr Socé Fall - DrMed, PhD, FRCP #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. Effect Hope @AmericanLeprosy

Excellent session today Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs thinking about the role of co-ordination, collaboration and person-centred care for #NTDs. The role of trust and innovation with new partners essential for equitable progress.

Great to hear from Emerson Rogers, MoH Liberia, on the importance of many domains of action when thinking about early case detection: tackling stigma, engaging traditional and faith healers, and supporting health workers and people affected to work together #CORNTD2023

So pleased we got to learn from Emmanuel Zaizay in our session Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs today- the perspectives of people affected by #NTDs is so critical to meetings like these- let’s hope for more of it in the future too #CORNTD2023

Great to see the progress of iCHORDS over the last 4 years- great steps in mentorship, focus areas and supporting the next generation of social and behavioural sciences to address challenges in the control and elimination of #NTDs Alison Krentel Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs

VERY EXCITED to be in #Liberia for the REDRESS dissemination meeting. Watch this space for engaging resources and findings on person-centred care for skin NTDs. Participatory action research at its best NNN InfoNTD NIHR Global Health