Julie Jacobson
@DrJulieJ
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Fighting for the health a welfare of women and girls to be free of parasites in their pelvis. Everyone deserves treatment and we welcome all partners working with women and girls in Africa to the team! #beatNTDs #WorldNTDDay @ASTMH.
This World #NTDDay, let’s spotlight Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) – a silent but urgent crisis impacting over 56 million women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. 👇🏽. #FGS not only increases the risk of #HIV but often goes unrecognized, misdiagnosed, and untreated, leaving
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RT @bridges2develop: Honoured to share @DrJulieJ's tribute to President Jimmy Carter. A hero in the fight against NTDs, especially Guinea W….
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Congratulations to Niger on this accomplishment! hopefully one of many more for Africa. On #WorldNTDDay we also celebrate the great leadership in Africa from @MoetiTshidi in support to #beatNTDs. @ASTMH.
Congratulations, Niger 🇳🇪, on achieving @WHO verification for eliminating onchocerciasis (river blindness) as a public health problem—the first country in the African region to do so!. This is a significant milestone in the fight against neglected tropical diseases.
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President Carter demonstrated a life well lived. He lived authentically with conviction & compassion, fighting tirelessly to make the world a better more equitable place for all. Thank you for all you shared with me my friend. @CarterCenter @ASTMH @bridges2develop.
Sign the official Carter family online condolence book and get ceremony updates at
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For all my NTD colleagues your input is needed to help programs and identify gaps.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates and supports policies and strategies to enhance global access to interventions for the prevention, control, elimination and eradication of neglected...
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Thanks to the @CyberpeaceInst for sharing about our work and how they have supported us in establishing secure systems and processes to help prevent cyber incidents!. Check out their latest blog post: #cyberevents #cybersecurity #globalhealth.
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I and our team at @bridges2develop are thrilled to see this investment come to fruition! Come, join the fight against FGS and make a difference in the lives of women & girls in Africa at risk of this parasitic infection. @pivotalventures @ASTMH @TFGH @DigitalScholarX #beatNTDs.
At #WHS2024 @SvenjaSchulze68 launches new initiative to fight Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) #FGSchisto- ‘From Neglect to Action: Invest in Women, Invest in Health’.Brilliant to see @BMZ_Bund demonstrate long-standing commitments to #BeatNTDs in partnership with @MalawiGovt
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RT @unlimit_health: It's been two years since the Kigali summit to help beat #NTDs took place, but women with female genital schistosomiasi….
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So proud to be part of this movement breaking silos in support of the health of women and girls!.
At today’s FIG side event at the @AIDS_conference, member organisations are calling for action on FGS to protect marginalised women and girls from serious SRH complications, HIV, and cervical cancer. Learn more about FGS: #FGSchisto #AIDS2024 @iasociety
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If you are a non-profit and you haven't heard of @CyberpeaceInst you should check them out! Great support to help with cybersecurity and keeping your heard earned resources safe! @ASTMH @TFGH.
Thanks to the @CyberpeaceInst for sharing about our work and how they have supported us in establishing secure systems and processes to help prevent cyber incidents!. Check out their latest blog post: #cyberevents #cybersecurity #globalhealth.
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RT @bridges2develop: Proud to share our recent publication with @frontlineaids and @LVCTKe on the creation of a Minimum Service Package for….
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RT @bridges2develop: Read inspirational stories of healthcare workers in other sectors who learned about FGS. Join the conversation at Teac….
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Meet, network, and learn with fellow health professionals from all over the world.
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RT @bridges2develop: Great to see @gavi breaking the silence on FGS! The FGS Integration Group is working hard to integrate FGS into SRHR p….
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It has been a delight to work with the #Vanuatu team and help their progress towards their disease goal, yaws eradication and scabies control, despite floods and cyclones, they continue on to #beatNTDs! #WoldNTDDay @TakedaPharma.
@Bridges2develop in partnership with the govt of .#Vanuatu is supporting integrated skin NTD control, elimination, and eradication linking community MDA with HSS, supported by @TakedaPharma and they are making great progress! #beatNTDs, yaws, scabies, and leprosy! #WorldNTDDay
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The resilient team in #PNG has worked so hard to overcome incredible barriers to make this MDA possible while collecting data to support further integrated MDA with 4 drugs with Dr Lucy John and PNGIMR to support @WHO policy development. Thanks @TakedaPharma! #beatNTDs.
@Bridges2develop is proud to work with the govt of #PapuaNewGuinea in the 1st MDA for LF, STH, scabies, yaws in West New Britain Province! The MDA also integrated skin screening for leprosy to support the govt’s elimination goal! All supported by @TakedaPharma #beatNTDs @ASTMH
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RT @frontlineaids: On this #WorldNTDDay, we continue to shine a light on #FGSchisto & the links to #HIV. As part of the FIG coalition, we p….
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RT @bridges2develop: On this #WorldNTDday, we are happy to be part of the efforts to #beatNTDs. In our @STOP2030project we aim to provide a….
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