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Pooled effort to tackle pooled testing: modern software for analysis of molecular xenomonitoring data
Elimination campaigns for neglected tropical diseases call for specialised surveillance methods. In any elimination campaign, the effort required to find residual infections increases dramatically as prevalence approaches zero.
Testing Integrated Approaches to Address NTDs in Liberia
This blog was originally posted by the AIM Initiative: https://aiminitiative.org/testing-integrated-
Meet Researcher Ashley Souza
Ashley Souza is the Diagnostics Manager for the NTD Support Center at The Task Force for Global Health. In this role, she provides project management and technical support for the NTD Support Center’s diagnostics portfolio.
Neglected Tropical Disease-What are they, why should you care and what can you do?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include several parasitic, viral, and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness. . . . Affecting the world’s poorest people, NTDs impair physical and cognitive development.”
How a Modest Investment is Supporting Homegrown Science in Benin and Beyond
This content is a spotlight of the African Researchers' Small Grants Program. It was originally published on USAID's Medium blog.
Finding nomadic communities: Sightsavers' research in action
This blog was originally published by Sightsavers, and describes a study funded through COR-NTD (
The Ambitious Goal of Beating Neglected Tropical Diseases
This article was originally published on Medium.
The Importance of a Research Agenda for Female Genital Schistosomiasis
For millions of women living on the African continent, two of the greatest health concerns – schistosomiasis and HIV – overlap.
Achieving and sustaining elimination: How the Geshiyaro Project might shape the future of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths programmes
In the Wolaita zone in southern Ethiopia a research initiative is underway to assess strategies to achieve transmission break for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STH).