American Leprosy Missions

The July InfoNTD newsletter is HERE!

Pleased to see this recognition of The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.!

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During the #pandemic, we were honored to support drug discovery research at the University of Cambridge that utilized computational methods to examine drug molecules and SARS-CoV2 target proteins. This research has been published--thank you Nature Methods Journal! #COVID19 #DrugDiscovery #CryoEM Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

It's officially 2️⃣ years since the publication and signing of the #Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)! We're proud to be part of this movement across sectors building momentum toward a future free of these diseases. It's never too late to participate! Join the growing global coalition of governments, pharmaceutical companies, NGOs and other partners that endorse the Declaration or make specific commitments to #beatNTDs. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4c99stG #NTDs #UniteActEliminate #strongertogether #science #partners #globalhealth

Check out the International Coalition for Trachoma Control latest blog by our senior technical advisor for NTDs, Dr. Shyamala Anand, discussing our ocular #NTDs integration project with the ILEP Federation, collaborating with Tropical Data. The addition of ocular leprosy to the Tropical Data photo database is a first step toward recognizing and integrating ‘ocular’ #NTDs while building a single resource for health workers, program staff, trainers, etc. How are you utilizing #integration to #beatNTDs?

Here is our (#InternationalLeprosyAssociation) statement on Leprosy at the World Health Assembly (WHA77- Committee A and agenda items 11.6, 11.7 and 11.8). It was a significant opportunity for me to briefly highlight the ongoing challenges and advancements in tackling this disease. “Let us unite, guided by principles of equity and inclusiveness, to achieve a world free of Leprosy” #WHA77 American Leprosy Missions The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy ILEP India University of Cambridge Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge World Health Organization #Leprosy #NTDs

Our director of #research and innovation, Dr. Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, presenting a statement at #WHA77 on the challenges and progress in combatting #leprosy. It's an honor to highlight the reality of hundreds of thousands of people affected, doctors, researchers and #NTDs program staff during this gathering. #WorldHealthAssembly - World Health Organization headqarters, #Geneva #globalhealth #beatNTDs #zeroleprosy

✉ The May Newsletter was sent out last week. It contains: 🛠 Newly uploaded practical materials:  A webinar (part of the International Society For Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) Connect series) on behaviour change interventions for schistosomiasis elimination, presented by the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance. In this webinar Carlos A. Torres Vitolas, PhD MRSTMH discusses the implications of the study “Behaviour Change for Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination: A systematic review from LMIC” and Geordie Woods presents the WASH and NTDs toolkit/guide on how to engage and work collaboratively to improve delivery of WASH services to underserved populations affected by NTDs.  💸 A special section on financial impact of NTDs:  Immurana et al., (2024), examines the macroeconomic effects of certain NTDs, revealing that an increase in prevalence of disease is associated with a fall in economic performance. Another featured article by Patikorn et al., (2024), a systematic review, explores the financial hardship among persons affected by NTDs, showing that catastrophic health spending and out-of-pocket costs related to certain NTDs can lead to financial hardship.   📰 Other new NTDs publications:  1. The new global report on neglected tropical diseases 2024 by the World Health Organization in which a wide range of activities, accomplishments, and challenges across the portfolio of NTDs and all six WHO regions are described.   2. The scoping review on the impact of climate change on NTDs and malaria by the WHO Task Team on Climate Change, NTDs, and Malaria.  3. The thought-provoking opinion piece “Who is a global health expert” by Ojiako et al., (2023). 📆 Events & Webinars: 1. Togo on its path towards the elimination of onchocerciasis – GONE webinar June 14, 2024.   2. Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases and USAID 10 years of partnership anniversary! - a brochure highlighting their accomplishments 3. The 1st edition of the Conference on NTDs by AME has been tentatively scheduled from 14-16 November in Nairobi, Kenya, as a hybrid meeting. 4. Highlights of Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI) Spring Meeting is an online event that will showcase selected project progress presentations from the in-person LRI Spring meeting and a special session on LRI research impact- Webinar May 30, 2024; 14:00-16:30 CEST 🖱 You can find the links to register in the newsletter The link to the newsletter can be found in the comments. If you are interested to receive the Newsletter, make sure to subscribe on our InfoNTD website!     Please let us know in the comments if there is any information you would like to see in future Newsletter editions.  #behaviourchange #WASH #beatNTDs #NeglectedTropicalDiseases #healtheconomics #catastrophichealthspending #climatechange #decolonizationofglobalhealth 

We're thrilled to be at the World Health Assembly #WHA77 in #Geneva! Our senior director of research and innovation, Dr. Dr. Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi will present a statement on behalf of the International Leprosy Association with Prof. Patricia Deps tomorrow, May 29th. Through advances in diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care, we continue to move closer to #zeroleprosy! #WorldHealthAssembly #GlobalHealth #leprosy #NTDs #beatNTDs