Unlimit Health (formerly SCI Foundation)
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We work with affected countries, sharing evidence and expertise to end parasitic disease and to support people to live healthy lives, free from limiting disease
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Global Schistosomiasis Alliance
GSA is working towards the elimination of #Schistosomiasis as a public health problem globally, supporting the WHO #NTDRoadMap2030 to #BeatNTDs.
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Our partnership works to control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases & improve the lives of over a billion people
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. #BestScienceforAll
Schistosome Snail Resource
An open access biomedical resource generating and providing material for #schistosomiasis research. Supported by @wellcometrust. Based @NHM_London & @LSHTM
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health @McGill_SPGH. Canada Research Chair in Epi & Global Health. Editor @PLOSGPH. Tweets: own views. He/him.
The impact of climate change on #NTDs will be profound. Yet a new review from World Health Organization (WHO) warns these diseases are typically overlooked in existing research - as are the communities worst-affected. Learn more now: who.int/news/item/22-0… #BeatNTDs Reaching the Last Mile
The END Fund congratulates Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA & partners for completing a national impact survey for #schisto & STH using an innovative geospatial design. We’re pleased to support this exercise which will inform a refined program strategy to target treatment where most needed #beatNTDs
A major World Health Organization (WHO)-led review has highlighted an urgent need for research to better understand the effects of climate change on #malaria and #NTDs , and build effective mitigation strategies. Read More: who.int/news/item/22-0… #BeatNTDs Reaching the Last Mile
.Fiona Fleming from our team gave the keynote address at the opening of the #schisto and soil-transmitted #helminthiasis reassessment mapping dissemination meeting. We've been working with Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA on an innovative geospatial design to gather and model epidemiological data.
Dr Hiwot Solomon, Lead Executive Officer, Disease Prevention and Control at Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA officially opens the meeting.
This morning, our team is with Ethiopian Public Health Institute. We'll be discussing the results of a mapping conducted over the past four years and exploring collaborations to support evidence-based, context-specific treatments for #schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted #helminthiasis .
There's an unspoken taboo impacting women's health: Misconceptions & stigmatization surrounding female genital schistosomiasis ( #FGS ) put women at risk of life-changing symptoms, with infertility being just one. Learn about this often overlooked disease⬇️
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PIG has put in much effort contributing to the paediatric bilharzia pill. Previously, we got WHO to recommend treatment for these children & now, our research focuses on how to deliver the new drug ‼️Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Infectious Diseases NIHR Research
Article ft Prof Mutapi:
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The Action for Global Health’s #StocktakeReview provides a snapshot of the UK’s role in global health and a blueprint for achieving #HealthForAll
Read the full report 👉bit.ly/4dxed1u
The #cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Devon is a reminder of the constant threat of waterborne parasites. It shows how minor system failures can lead to widespread human impact.
We are so pleased to hear that the issue of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) was mentioned in Parliament last night. Find out more about FGS work here: unlimithealth.org/ntds/female-ge… APPG on Malaria and NTDs
This week representatives from our team have joined partners in Tokyo for a strategic dialogue on improving access to new pediatric treatment for schistosomiasis. Thank you to Uniting Efforts for Innovation, Access and Delivery, for hosting this impactful event! Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium
What would you do if you saw blood in your urine? Watch Salvatory’s story for an understanding of the challenges of living with #schistosomiasis youtube.com/watch?v=_aOezj…
In 2015, the world pledged to achieve healthy lives for all by 2030. Yet currently, progress is way off track.
As Action for Global Health’s #StocktakeReview outlines, the UK must step up efforts to achieve this goal.
Read it here 👉bit.ly/4dxed1u
👏Brilliant to see neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) included in the global health section of the C7 Communique thanks to great advocacy work by NTD networks Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases & DNTDs. We need G7 leaders to take action to #BeatNTDs .
Read the Communique: civil7.org/wpC7/wp-conten…