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The London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research is a hub for cutting edge NTD research.
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Have you subscribed to the @NTDResearch mailing list? Sign up here to receive the latest information about all things NTDs from the London Centre for NTD Research, including new research, projects, grants and events! #beatNTDs
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LCNTDR Director, Professor Joanne P. Webster FMedSci, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for her considerable contributions to excellence in science! Congratulations Professor Webster! .Learn more @RoyalVetCollege: .
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Today, #WorldNTDDay, @WHO verified Niger for eliminating onchocerciasis - the first country in the WHO Africa Region! Congratulations to the Government of Niger and all partners involved. #beatNTDs.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknow...
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Innovation is essential in the fight to #beatNTDs. This #WorldNTDDay, WHO and partners are highlighting the collaborative efforts of governments, NGOs, researchers and communities in leveraging new technologies, strategies and partnerships to #beatNTDs.
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For World NTD Day 2025, NIPD will also convene a webinar, supported by the WHO Global NTD Programme and co-hosted by the Network on WHO Collaborating Centres on NTDs. The webinar aims to focus on the...
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Join @ISNTD_Press and @WHO on Monday 2 December for a webinar on the upcoming research and development blueprint for NTDs. Register👇 to learn how you can contribute to this work. #beatNTDs.
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WHO is seeking volunteers to identify the R&D priorities for NTDs. The list will support health ministries, partner organisations, researchers and funders to direct available time and money to the topics of greatest urgency. Learn more: .
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R&D for the Overlooked: Restoring Hope, One Research Question at a Time
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Achieving @WHO #NTDroadmap2030 targets requires understanding the linkages between humans, animals and the environment. Join @JoWebster_Group and @RoyalSociety on 25/09 for a webinar focused on One Health approaches to #beatNTDs. Register 👇.
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New study in @PLOSNTDs uses @WHO’s intersectional gender analysis toolkit to identify social stratifiers most intersected with gender to influence vulnerability to and access to treatment for schistosomiasis disease. Learn more 👇. #beatNTDs.
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Author summary Schistosomiasis is a waterborne NTD endemic to Uganda and many other countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Schistosomiasis is one of the prominent NTDs in Uganda, the others...
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To mark #OneHealth Day, @PLOS collated papers across the human-animal-ecosystem interface, spanning infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, environmental pollution, climate change and zoonoses. Learn more 👇. #beatNTDs
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In a post-COVID world, the field of public health has had to become increasingly multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral, as the world recognizes that…
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RT @DrGabbyLaing: Are you in #OneHealth related research?.@TheSoulsbyF travelling fellowships are now open for applications from internatio….
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RT @WHO: Today is #OneHealth Day. Have you heard of One Health❓. It’s a relationship between humans, animals, plants & the environment. It….
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Join @NTDResearch on 8 November for a webinar on NTDs and stunting. The event, moderated by Dr. Min Kyaw Htet of Action Against Stunting Hub Indonesia, will include multiple presentations, including LCNTDR Director, Professor Joanne Webster! Register here:
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GONE was launched in 2023 by WHO, its Member States and partners to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the road map targets for onchocerciasis elimination. Learn more at @WHO 👇.
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Congratulations Bangladesh on becoming the first country to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem! It is the second NTD Bangladesh has eliminated in 2023, following the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in May. #beatNTDs
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Applications for 2024/2025 are now open for a 4-Year PhD programme in epidemiology, evolution and control of infectious diseases at @MRC_Outbreak @ImperialCollege. Learn more:
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“The NNN understands that NTDs transcend borders and sees the need for collaborative efforts on a global scale” - @NTD_NGOs has published its conference communiqué. Read more 👇.
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The official communiqué for the NNN 2023 conference, "Inspiring transgenerational change to end NTDs."
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To #beatNTDs, tailored strategies are needed to deliver health services to remote and hard to reach populations. Join @ISNTD_Press tomorrow for a discussion about active NTD surveillance in hard-to-reach communities. Register here:
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‘Schistosomiasis hotspot’ is used to describe spatial heterogeneity in infection prevalence, intensity, and morbidity. New @NTDResearch proposes modifications to the definition of a persistent hotspot based on literature and shareholder interviews.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a new operational definition which designates communities with ≥10% prevalence of Schistosoma spp. infection as a persistent hotspot, when, after...
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RT @TheENDFund: Last week, through the support of @RLMglobalhealth, we had the pleasure of hosting the exhibition launch of #ReframingNegle….
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RT @jaspreet_turner: 📢 Funding call reminder: there's still time to apply for our @wellcometrust and @gatesfoundation joint funding call on….
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BACKGROUND Mathematical modeling is a valuable tool for informing policy-making and programmatic decision-making in the public health domain. Modeling can be applied to analyze key areas from disease...
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