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Zanzibar marks historic milestone with 12 billionth medicine dose in fight against NTDs
A monumental milestone in the global fight against neglected tropical diseases took place, as GSK donates its 12 billionth dose of medicine to combat lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminths.
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Congratulations to Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile on His Nomination as WHO AFRO Regional Director
Uniting to Combat NTDs is thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile on his nomination as the incoming Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organization.
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Celebrating Dr. Matshidiso Moeti’s contributions to the fight against NTDs
As Dr. Matshidiso Moeti concludes her remarkable nine-year tenure as Regional Director of WHO AFRO, Uniting to Combat NTDs proudly celebrates her extraordinary leadership and enduring contributions to the global fight against neglected tropical diseases.
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AUDA-NEPAD and Uniting to Combat NTDs initiate new partnership to accelerate progress in ending NTDs across Africa
AUDA-NEPAD and Uniting to Combat NTDs have signed an historic agreement which will strengthen efforts and mobilise resources to eliminate NTDs across the African continent.
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Global leader and development expert Dr. Isatou Touray appointed as interim Executive Director of Uniting to Combat NTDs
Uniting to Combat NTDs is pleased to announce the appointment of global leader and development expert Dr. Isatou Touray as the organisation’s interim Executive Director.
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G7 2024 – What the G7 Leaders’ communiqué means for global health and neglected tropical diseases
With the 50th G7 Leaders’ Summit in Puglia, Italy concluding, we share how national NTD coalitions supported by Uniting to Combat NTDs engaged in the G7 process to ensure that NTDs were included at this global level, and look at what this means for global health and NTDs.
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Together we can beat neglected tropical diseases and achieve health for all – Highlights from the 77th World Health Assembly
Uniting to Combat NTDs was at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme ‘Health for All’. Read our highlights.
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The Geneva Learning Foundation and Uniting to Combat NTDs Partner to Amplify Voices of Local Health Workers in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May April 2024 – The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) and Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (Uniting) are pleased to announce a new partnership to elevate the voices and experiences of local health workers in the global effort to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
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Announcement: Thoko Elphick-Pooley is moving on from Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases announces that Executive Director, Thoko Elphick-Pooley, will be moving on from Uniting on 31 July 2024 having led the organisation for 10 years to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and Communications for Africa.
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Letter - An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases
As the C7 Summit took place this week (14-15 May 2024), civil society partners across all G7 member states call on leaders to invest in neglected tropical diseases in a letter in advance of the 50th Summit in Puglia, Italy.
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