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2025: A year in review
It's been another busy year for Uniting to Combat NTDs and our incredible partners! We’ve put together an end of year round-up of just some of our highlights.
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A Tribute to Hon. Jenista Mhagama’s Tireless Leadership in NTD Elimination
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hon. Jenista Mhagama, Tanzania’s Minister of Health & a tireless champion for NTD elimination. Her leadership & commitment improved countless lives across the continent.
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Opinion: Time to prioritise rights of people affected by NTDs
Efforts to eliminate NTDs are gaining momentum across the world. However, the constant lack of both policies and resources required to safeguard the basic human rights of those affected by these diseases remains a vital missing link in the solution to eliminate these diseases and uphold the dignity of those affected.
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Nigeria Makes Historic Strides in Domestic Funding for NTD Elimination
A high-level advocacy meeting in Abuja, co-convened by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health, Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, and The Global Fund, has highlighted significant progress in Nigeria’s fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
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Tanzania's Innovative Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
This scene is part of a larger story of innovation and resilience in Tanzania’s fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), where strategic focus and local ownership are transforming lives.
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From Patient to Advocate: Fatuma’s Role in Ending Trachoma
As Chairperson of her village government in Chalinze, Tanzania, Fatuma was once considered the eyes of her village, as well as a leader. But when her own eyesight began to fail, her world dimmed.
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Investing in Health, Unlocking Potential: The Power of NTD Treatment
The area around Shabani’s native Ludiga village in Tanzania’s Pwani region is known as Msinune, a Swahili word meaning “don’t be sad”. But for years, sadness and pain defined Shabani’s life.
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Healing Eyes, Restoring Lives: Tanzania’s Fight Against Trachoma
For over two years, Mwanaidi lived in pain and darkness. Once a trusted midwife to countless women, she could no longer see the moonlight that once lit the pathways as she made her way to deliver babies at night. Her story is now one of thousands transformed by Tanzania’s commitment to eliminating trachoma.
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Two Surgeries, One Future: A Family’s Triumph Over NTDs
For over 30 years, Rosemary lived with the pain of trachomatous trichiasis (TT), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that caused her eyelids to turn inward, causing her eyelashes to scrape against her eyes with every blink.
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Uniting and African Union Renew Strategic Partnership to Eliminate NTDs Across Africa
On the side-lines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and the African Union Commission (AUC) renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across Africa.
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